Officials of this mountain resort and Province of Benguet Tuesday ordered class suspensions to avoid danger to pupils and students from the threat of more flooding and landslides due to the lingering monsoon rains activated by typhoon “Maring”.

City mayor Mauricio Domogan halted the resumption of classes of the more than 10,000 pupils in the kindergarten and elementary levels due to his concern on the debris along their way to their schools, mostly perching within mountainsides.

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