In the Philippines , Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco appealed to the Department of Education of the Philippines to pass all students in the city for the school year due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic .
Other cities in Metro Manila , specifically Marikina , Navotas , Pasay and San Juan ( where the fifth case visited a prayer hall ) , also suspended classes to give more ample time for authorities to sanitize and disinfect school facilities as a preventive measure .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines