US EditionHeatwave shuts down schools in nearly half of Manila
- Soaring temperatures resulted in school closures in nearly half of Manila on March 3, 2025, due to the start of the torrid dry season, according to local officials.
- The national weather service warned the heat index was reaching "danger" levels, emphasizing risks of heat cramps and exhaustion.
- More than 68,000 students across 42 schools in Malabon district were affected by the closures, according to education department official Edgar Bonifacio.
- UNICEF reported that extreme weather disrupted schooling for about 242 million children globally in 2024, significantly impacting the Philippines.
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Ang init! How to avoid heat-related health risks
MANILA, Philippines – How are you coping with the extreme heat? As Filipinos expect warmer temperatures this March, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reminded the public to take precautions against heat-related health risks. This follows several cities suspending face-to-face classes since Monday, March 3, in anticipation of high daytime heat index levels. The heat index, or the temperature that the human body perceives, is measured using the ai…
PH braces for hotter, drier months as 'amihan' about to end—Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — The state-run weather agency said on Tuesday that the country was now transitioning toward the dry season as the northeast monsoon or "amihan" was about to end. Interviewed by The Manila Times via Viber, Administrator Nathaniel Servando of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the agency expected the peak of the dry season (summer) to occur next month until the first w…
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AlKhaleej TodayManila schools shut down as heatwave strikes, temperatures at 33°C and rising
MANILA, March 3 — Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Southeast Asian country. A national weather service advisory warned the heat index, a measure of air temperature and relative humidity, was set to reach “danger” levels in Manila and two other areas of the country. “Heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely” at that leve…
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