09/09/2026
π‘ππͺπ¦ | Student shares struggles over late class suspension amid heavy rain
BALANGA CITY, Bataan β A BS Nursing student recounted their experience during Mondayβs flooding, which left several passengers stranded in the city for hours.
Angel Nim, in her personal blog account on Facebook, said she and her classmates were set for a 2:00 p.m. hospital duty in Orion Town.
Around 1:00 p.m., the city mayor posted the now-deleted localized suspension announcement, leaving schools to decide whether to suspend classes. At the time, she and her classmates were already on their way to the hospital.
Nim said they had already put on their duty uniforms when their school cancelled classes and duty.
Upon returning to Balanga, the jeepney dropped them off near the diversion road as the route to the terminal was already submerged in floodwater.
βHindi na kami nababa ng jeep sa mismong terminal dahil nga baha na kahit papuntang SM at pa-Ibayo,β she shared.
People waded through floodwaters just to reach their destinations, as some roads were impassable to light vehicles. Some students were stranded at the terminal for more than three hours.
βWalang kasiguraduhan kung makakasakay nang mas maaga, or may masasakyan pa ba sa ganitong sitwasyon. Kung hindi ka pa galit, bakit?β she went on.
The student thanked the rescuers who gave them a free ride to the terminal complex.
βGanyan βyung kalagayan namin. Maglalakad kami sa baha na hanggang tuhod, kaya we are so grateful sa mga [rescuer na] tumulong sa amin para makatawid sa baha at makapunta sa terminal,β she said.
She then appealed to government officials and her school to immediately suspend classes once a weather warning is issued to prevent students from being stranded.
The video has gained 99K views as of this writing.
In an interview with Ang Bayani, Nim expressed her dismay over the delayed suspension of classes.
βSa totoo lang po, galit at frustrated ako sa nangyari. Naiintindihan ko naman po na kailangan talagang magsuspend kapag unsafe na ang situation, lalo na kung may baha. Pero ang problema po, maaga nang naglabas ng warning tungkol sa weather, pero tanghali na po bago nagkaroon ng action regarding the suspension. By that time, marami nang estudyante ang nasa labas at may mga na-stranded na,β she said.
She added that the local government has to be called out for the recurring problems facing BataeΓ±os.
βHalimbawa po yung mga roads na dapat maayos at safe daanan, pero hanggang ngayon marami pa ring sira, including parts of the highway. Sana mas mabigyan ng attention yung mga basic problems tulad ng roads, drainage, at flood control, lalo na dahil paulit-ulit naman nating nararanasan ang pagbaha,β she stated.
Meanwhile, several LGUs extended help to stranded passengers by sending service vehicles to designated pick-up points across the city, including the terminal, near Plaza Mayor, Capitol Drive, and along the Roman Superhighway.
via Jhasmine Kale Manabat, ANG BAYANI
