PH schools forced to suspend in-person classes due to heat

The months of March, April and May are typically the hottest and driest in the archipelago nation, but conditions this year have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon.Many schools have no air-conditioning, leaving students to swelter in crowded, poorly ventilated classrooms.'Even my smartest student is not in the mood to answer questions because it's very hot,' said Mayette Paulino, who teaches a grade two class of around 27 children near Manila.

'Couldn't take it'Bheapril Balbin, 37, whose two children attend a primary school near Manila, supported the decision for students to stay home during the hot weather.'The heat is too much, my children couldn't take it,' Balbin told AFP. 'Some of their classmates got sick, they had a headache because of the extreme heat. My youngest has asthma, extreme heat is bad for him.

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