Class cancellations for Nov. 16-17, 2017

Classes in Metro Manila for Thursday, November 16, and Friday, November 17, 2017 have been canceled to give way to the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim said in a tweet on Tuesday that Metro Manila mayors "unanimously move for the suspension of classes on November 16-17 for the ASEAN" during their 9th Metro Manila Council Meeting.

(Adm) Metro Manila Mayors unanimously move for the suspension of classes on November 16-17 for the ASEAN.
-9th Metro Manila Council Meeting

— Danilo Lim (@GenDannyLim) October 10, 2017

      No official announcement has yet been made regarding the suspension of classes on November 13 to 15      , contrary to a memo that circulated declaring otherwise.

The 31st ASEAN Summit is set to be held from November 10 to 14 in Clark, Pampanga. This year is also the 50th founding anniversary of the ASEAN.

Expected attendees to the summit and its related meetings and activities include Southeast Asian leaders and United States President Donald Trump. —Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas/KG, GMA News