Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa urged the public to exercise caution due to the risk of dehydration during the "summer" months. Photo from Pixabay "Mag-u-umpisa 'yan sa dehydration, kung nasa labas ka, nagta-trabaho ka o nag-i-sports ka o batang naglalaro, madali kang...
MABACALAT CITY, Pampanga – Mayor Crisostomo Garbo here reminded residents to take the necessary precautions against extreme heat. GARBO Garbo, the League of Cities of the Philippines' (LCP) Focal Person for Health, told the people to stay hydrated, protect their skin from excessive Sun exposure,...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The city government has suspended classes on levels here and allowed alternative modes of instruction on Wednesday, April 3, due to extreme heat. Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. presided over a meeting on Tuesday, April 2, to set the parameters for suspension of classes. The...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education will conduct the National Achievement Tests (NAT) for Grade 6 pupils across Western Visayas despite the cancellation of classes due to the heat wave. “The testing dates can be done until April 5,” said Hernani Escular Jr., information officer of the...
Calasiao, Pangasinan Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay suspended all classes in the municipality on Tuesday, April 2, due to extreme heat. He has issued an executive order formalizing the suspension. "Sa bisa ng Executive Order No. 22, Series of 2024, ang klase sa lahat ng antas ng mga pribado...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 1, released a list of regions experiencing severe heat that will suspend in-person classes in favor of alternative learning methods to keep students engaged. (DepEd Central Office / DepEd file photo) DepEd said Dagupan City will temporarily...
ILOILO CITY – Close to 500,000 students across Western Visayas were affected by the extreme heat that forced the suspension of face-to-face classes on Monday, April 1. STUDENTS at the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “As of 3 p.m. on April 1, the total number is...
A group of teachers on Monday, April 1, proposed several adaptive solutions to the Department of Education (DepEd) to protect students and teachers from the extreme heat during the “summer” months. (JOJO RINOZA / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Unfortunately, those remaining months, April...
Several classes on Monday, April 1, have been confirmed canceled by the Department of Education (DepEd) due to extreme heat. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DepEd Deputy Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas confirmed in a Viber message that the suspension of classes announced by the...
ILOILO CITY – Extreme heat was felt as people marked Maundy Thursday in Western Visayas. PEOPLE take a break amid the hot weather in Fort San Pedro in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The State weather bureau said that the heat index was on the “dangerous” level with more than 40 degrees...
Aside from the suspension of classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) allowed schools to implement several adjustments to ensure the safety of students and learners amid unfavorable weather conditions such as extreme heat. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO “Pagdating naman sa...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez suspended classes on the elementary and secondary levels here for two days due to extreme heat. BENITEZ speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center on Monday, March 11. (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said that face-to-face...
