Pupils and their guardians use umbrellas to protect themselves from the scorching heat in Quezon City on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Santi San Juan / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday, March 4, urged nationwide vigilance to mitigate the health risks related to rising heat...
PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that this year’s warm and dry season will be "usual," as temperatures may be milder than the extreme heat experienced during the El Niño in 2024. PAGASA-Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section...
With classes suspended due to high temperatures, teachers' groups are calling on authorities to take urgent action as extreme heat poses serious risks to students' health and disrupts learning in schools. Pupils and their guardians use umbrellas to combat the heat in Quezon City on March 3, 2025....
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor announced the suspension of in-person classes on Tuesday, March 4, due to extreme heat. Memorandum Circular No. 001-2025 signed by Mayor Strike B. Revilla ordered the suspension of face-to-face classes from preschool to Grade 12 in public...
Photo from Pixabay The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that the heat index in Dagupan City, Pangasinan may reach 42 degrees Celsius (°C) on March 4 and 5, based on the two-day heat index forecast released on Monday, March 3. PAGASA...
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...
Mayor Marcy Teodoro Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro issued on Monday, March 3, an executive order automatically suspending face-to-face classes in all levels of public and private schools in the city once an extreme heat index is forecast by the weather bureau in Metro Manila. Under Executive...
Malacañang assured the public that it would implement the necessary measures to combat the possible adverse effects of the soaring heat index on agriculture and the economy. IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE — Students and their guardians shield themselves from the sun's harsh rays as they walk...
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...
The Marikina City local government has suspended all afternoon classes in all private and public schools located in the city on Monday, March, 3, following the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) high heat index forecast of 46 degrees Celsius in...
PAGASA While the Philippines is still in the northeast monsoon (amihan) season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) began releasing daily heat index reports on March 1 to help the public prepare for the warmer and drier months ahead. In an...
