The municipality of Mangatarem in Pangasinan suspended face-to-face classes on all levels on Monday afternoon, March 3, due to extreme heat. Mayor Ramil P. Ventinilla, chairman of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, issued Executive Order No. 209, Series of 2025,...
Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora issued an executive order on Monday, March 3, adjusting class hours in the city's public schools in an effort to ensure its learners' health and safety against extreme heat. Executive Order No. FMZ-193, Series of 2025 implements an adjusted...
By ALLYSA NIEVERA, PATRICK GARCIA, DIANN IVY C. CALUCIN, and JEAN FERNANDO The local governments of Manila, Marikina, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Malabon, Paranaque, Las Piñas, and Pasay have announced the suspension of face-to-face classes on Monday, March 3, due to the extreme heat forecast...
A new wave of financial pain could squeeze consumers’ pockets next week, as pump prices could be tracking new wave of increases – primarily for gasoline products, based on the initial calculation of the oil companies. As assessed by the industry players, the price of gasoline will likely rise...
Four children died and three persons were injured when the tricycle they were riding was crushed by a tree uprooted by bad weather in Barangay Cabasaran, Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Friday, September 13. A SOCIAL worker interviews a victim of a tricycle crushed by a fallen tree in Malabang, Lanao...
Mothers and their children cool off at Fontana dei Leoni during a heatwave in Rome, Italy, on Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) -- Almost 500 million children, mainly in West and Central Africa, spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35...
A person wipes sweat from her brow at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif., July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol has been placed under a state of calamity due to the extreme heat. AUMENTADO (FB) Gov. Aris Aumentado on Wednesday, May 22, confirmed that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved a resolution that sought a declaration of a state of calamity in the province...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) identified climate change as a significant contributor to the intensification of extreme heat events in the country. In an interview with the Manila Bulletin on May 16, PAGASA weather specialist John Manalo...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Three Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers have died due to heat stroke in Pangasinan. Bernard Tuliao, president of One Pangasinan Transport Federation, said two of the fatalities were members of their group plying the Calasiao-Dagupan route. The third was...
Around 8,000 schools nationwide were under Alternative Delivery Modes (ADMs) on Friday, May 3, as face-to-face classes remained suspended due to hot weather. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Based on the data from the Department of Education (DepEd), a total of 7,949 out of 47,678 schools across...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines - Episcopal Commission on Liturgy on Friday, May 3, issued a prayer to appeal for rain amidst extreme heat affecting the country for months. ( CBCP / Manila Bulletin ) In a released "Oratio Imperata Ad Petendan Pluviam" which means Obligatory...
