The Department of Education (DepEd) leaves the decision to school heads whether to suspend face-to-face classes due to the extreme heat.

DepEd reminded school heads that Department Order No. 037 provides guidelines on the cancellation or suspension of classes and work in schools in the event of natural disasters, power outages/power interruptions, and other calamities.

"DepEd has given the school heads the authority and discretion to suspend the conduct of in-person classes and shift to alternative delivery modes (ADM) in cases of extreme heat and other calamities that may compromise the health and safety of learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel," DepEd said on Thursday, April 4, in a statement.

"Given that DepEd supervises more than 47,000 schools nationwide, it is in the best interest of the learning community to have localized assessments for timely response and interventions to ensure the welfare of learners and personnel," the agency added.

These LGUs include:

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION:

• Pasay City (all levels, public and private schools)

ILOCOS REGION

• Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)
• San Jacinto, Pangasinan (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)
• Mangaldan, Pangasinan (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)

WESTERN VISAYAS

• Iloilo City (all levels, public shools)

CENTRAL VISAYAS

• Toledo City, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Cordova, Cebu (all levels, public and private schools)
• Tabogon, Cebu (all levels, public and private schools)
• Badian, Cebu (pre-school to senior highschool, public schools)
• Poro, Cebu (all levels, public and private schools)
• Balamban, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Astruias, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Tuburan, Cebu (kindergarten to
• Talisay City, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Sibonga, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• San Fernando, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Minglanilla, Cebu (all levels, public and private schools)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Naga City, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Liloan, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Consolacion, Cebu (all levels, public schools)
• Medellin, Cebu (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)
• Ronda, Cebu (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)
• San Remigio, Cebu (elementary to highschool, public schools)
• Compostela, Cebu (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)

EASTERN VISAYAS

• Maasin, Iloilo (all levels, public and private schools)
• Maasin City, Southern Leyte (preschool to senior highschool, public and private schools)

SOCCKSARGEN

• General Santos City (all levels, public and private schools)
• Sarangani (all levels, public and private schools)
• Sto. Niño, South Cotabato (all levels, public and private schools)
• Tantangan, South Cotabato (all levels, public and private schools)
• Surallah, South Cotabato (all levels, public and private schools)
• Banga, South Cotabato (all levels, public and private schools)
• Polomolok, South Cotabato (all levels, public and private schools)
• Tupi, South Cotabato (elementary to highschool, public and private schools)
• Sultan Kudarat (all levels, public and private schools)
• Tboli, South Cotabato (all levels, public and private schools)