Filipino workers bring down a giant billboard along a busy highway as they prepare for the possible effects of powerful Typhoon Haiyan in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Philippine officials say thousands of villagers, including those from a central province devastated recently by an earthquake, are being evacuated ahead of the arrival of one of Asia's most powerful typhoons this year. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Asia & Pacific

Adamson University, St. Scholastica’s, Other Manila Schools Closed Ahead of Typhoon Yolanda

By Zachary Stieber

November 7, 2013 Updated: July 18, 2015

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Adamson University , St. Scholastica’s College-Manila, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila, and Far Eastern University-FERN are among the schools closed in metro Manila ahead of Typhoon Yolanda on Friday.

Also declaring the suspension of classes are all levels in San Juan City, Navotas City, Pasig City, Pateros, and Mandaluyong.

Across the country, most schools are suspending classes.

Thousands of people are evacuating ahead of the storm.

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