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...
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 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...
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...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced on Tuesday, June 18, the suspension of its daily heat index reports, citing a decline in areas experiencing dangerous heat index levels during the rainy season. PAGASA cited the occurrence of rain...
A heat index considered “dangerous” by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will persist in 25 areas nationwide on Tuesday, June 18. NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN Based on the heat index forecast released on Monday, June 17, PAGASA...
Twenty-five areas nationwide experienced a heat index that is considered “dangerous” on Monday, June 17, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (MB Visual Content Group) PAGASA said the highest heat index of the day was...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said a heat index of up to 48 degrees Celsius (°C) may be recorded during the celebration of Eid’l Adha on Monday, June 17. This suggests that intense will persist, potentially reaching “dangerous”...
