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The City of San Juan announced on Monday, June 24, the continuation of classes despite the celebration of the Wattah Wattah Festival.
"May pasok po ang lahat ng mga paaralan sa San Juan sa Wattah Wattah maliban sa mga kasalukyang naka-academic break," the advisory read.
The local government unit did not declare June 24 as a holiday.
Bagama't may basaan at isinarang kalsada ngayong araw kasabay ng Wattah Wattah, #MayPasok sa San Juan City ngayong araw.
— DZRH NEWS (@dzrhnews) June 23, 2024
Hindi deklaradong holiday ang June 24. | DZRH News #SamaSamaTayoPilipino pic.twitter.com/95pYVsLCYp
Wattah Wattah Festival or Basaan Festival is being celebrated to commemorate the birth of Saint John, who cleansed and prepared the people for the coming of Jesus Christ by baptizing them with water.