(MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Indang will implement a four-day workweek due to the extreme heat. Executive Order No. 18, Series of 2024, signed by Mayor Perfecto Fidel, states that the compressed workweek scheme will start on May 6 and last until July...
ILOILO CITY – At least 28 students fainted due to the extreme heat during the opening parade of the San Dionisio town festival in Iloilo province on Labor Day. TWENTY-EIGHT students fainted during a festival performance in San Dionisio, Iloilo on May 1. The San Dionisio Municipal Disaster...
Amid the suspension of face-to-face classes due to intense heat in thousands of schools , a teachers’ group on Monday, April 29, proposed shortening school days and the “swift” return to the old school calendar to ensure learning continuity and the safety of teachers and learners. (NOEL...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to return to the pre-pandemic calendar this coming school year (SY). (MB file photo/Noel Pabalate) This is instead of a gradual return in SY 2025-2026 that will further...
(MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The provincial government is adopting a four-day work week amid the extremely high temperatures being recorded during the dry season. Executive Order No. 19 Series of 2024, signed by Gov. Jonvic Remulla on Friday, April 26, states that the compressed...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 70 individuals fainted due to dehydration and exhaustion from the extreme heat during the Pakol Festival on Thursday, April 25, in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental. Nurse Guian Jeif Anqui of the Santa Catalina Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that 33 areas, including Metro Manila, are at risk of reaching "dangerous" heat index levels on Friday, April 26. PAGASA said the heat index may reach 47℃ in...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Two grass fires ignited by extreme heat were recorded in this province and Isabela on Tuesday, April 23. A GRASS fire was recorded near the Cagayan State University in Aparri, Cagayan on April 23. The grass fire in Cagayan was recorded near the Cagayan...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education denied reports that two teachers recently died of heat stroke in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. The DepEd called the report by Iloilo-based XFM Radyo Patrol Iloilo as “highly inaccurate and misleading.” The radio station reported on Tuesday,...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito Dolor suspended face-to-face classes in pre-school, elementary, high school, and senior high school in private and public schools in this province on Wednesday, April 24, due to extreme heat. Dolor issued Executive No. 11 dated April 23 that stated:...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Former Mayor Jefferson Soriano here distributed free water and ice cubes to residents passing through Mabini St. on an extremely hot Monday, April 22. FORMER Mayor Jefferson Soriano distributes free water and ice cubes to residents amid the extreme heat in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that there is no need to buy shirts as alternate uniforms during the hot weather as teaching and non-teaching personnel can wear collared existing shirts of “any color.” (DepEd file photo) “The memo to the field is that as an alternate...
