Several areas in Laguna and Rizal have announced class suspensions for Wednesday, August 21, due to the persistent volcanic smog from Taal Volcano.

Here is a list of towns with class suspensions:

• Santa Cruz, Laguna - all levels; public and private
• Cavinti, Lagunan - all levels; public and private
• Magdalena, Laguna - all levels; public and private
• Pagsanjan, Laguna - all levels; public and private
• Taytay, Rizal - no face-to-face classes, all levels; public and private, shift to modular distance learning
• Jalajala, Rizal - no face-to-face classes, all levels; public and private, shift to modular distance learning

PHIVOLCS reported a large volume of volcanic smog, or vog, coming from Taal Volcano at noon on Sunday, spreading to nearby Batangas areas.