The Philippines ‘ education department announced on Sunday ( Apr 28 ) that in-person classes will be suspended in all public schools for two days as a result of the country’s extreme heat and a nationwide jeepney driver strike.
In recent weeks, Southeast Asia has been scorched by intense heat, which has caused thousands of colleges to suspend in-person operations and put out health warnings.
Several schools in the Philippines have no air- heating, leaving students to swelter in filled, ill ventilated classrooms.
” In view of the latest heat index projection… and the news of a global travel strike, all public schools nationwide may adopt sequential classes/distance learning on April 29 and 30, 2024″, the department said on Facebook.
The education ministry oversees more than 47, 000 colleges across the country.
Some jeepney drivers also intend to organize a three-day nationwide strike beginning on Monday in opposition to the government’s plan to step out the smoke-belching cars that are widely used to commute to and from school.
The in-person courses have been suspended following Manila’s record-breaking highest temperature always.
According to statistics from the state weather meteorologist, the city’s temperatures reached a record high of 38.8 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, with the steam score reaching 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
Taking humidity into account, the heat index measures what a temperature feels like.
On Sunday, the hot weather continued, with many people feigning to visit air-conditioned shopping centers and swimming pools to cool off.
” This is the hottest I’ve ever experienced here”, said Nancy Bautista, 65, whose resort in Cavite province near Manila was fully booked due to the hot weather.
” Many of our guests are friends and families. They use the pool to combat the heat.