Students use a cardboard box to protect themselves from the sun during a hot day in Manila yesterday. More than a hundred schools nationwide have shut their classrooms and resorted to alternative learning modes due to sweltering temperatures, which have hit danger levels.MANILA, Philippines —
Areas that will implement ADM in the Visayas include Passi City, San Carlos City, Sipalay City and the province of Biliran. Caloocan announced that classes shifted to blended learning in all levels for public schools for their Tuesday afternoon classes.In Malabon, the city’s schools division office released guidelines for canceling classes during extreme heat conditions to ensure student safety.
Morning sessions will be from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., while afternoon sessions for elementary and high school will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. Private schools are given the discretion to decide to shift to distance learning, depending on the condition of the learners, faculty and school facilities. The administration of the Grade 6 NAT today, however, will proceed as scheduled.In Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Mayor Belen Fernandez, who was informed about the concern of teachers and students on the rising heat index, has given school principals the go-signal to decide on the cancellation of classes based on the weather condition.
The order said that based on the heat index chart, 43 degrees Celsius falls under the “danger” category, where heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely, and heat stroke is probable with continued exposure. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration - Visayas weather specialist Jhomer Eclarino declared that a heat index of 51 degrees Celsius is categorized as “dangerous.”
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