WORK SUSPENSION. The Tacloban City hall. The city government here has suspended on Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2022) afternoon work and classes due to heavy rains brought by the shear line.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Mayor Alfred Romualdez has suspended classes and work in the city government here on Wednesday afternoon due to heavy rains in some parts of Eastern Visayas region. In an Executive Order issued before noon on Wednesday, Romualdez canceled classes and work as "precautionary measures and in anticipation of any developments that may arise out of the weather disturbance." Since Tuesday, the region has been experiencing cloudy skies with moderate to at times heavy rainfall, which may result in landslides and flooding in low-lying areas, according to an early morning forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Under the Local Government Code, governors and mayors are allowed to suspend classes as chairman of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, especially during disasters and calamities to ensure the safety of learners. Not covered by work suspension are those involved in the maintenance of peace and order, disaster risk management, health and sanitation, and traffic management. The weather bureau warned of a heavy downpour due to the shear line affecting the eastern section Southern Luzon and Visayas. Shear line is a narrow zone across which there is an abrupt change in the horizontal wind component parallel to this line, according to the glossary of meteorology. (PNA) }