The decision to cancel work in the private sector is within the discretion of employers, the Negros Oriental provincial government said.

This, after the provincial government received inquiries regarding work cancellation in private firms amid heavy rainfall caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm “Crising.”

In a public advisory over Facebook, the province’s Public Information Office said “the decision to suspend or continue work in private companies remains at the discretion of each establishment’s management.”

For public offices, the local chief executives of the municipalities and the cities “may exercise discretion to suspend work” relative to Presidential Executive Order No. 66, when unpredictable weather poses risks to life and property. (PNA)