No respite: Extreme heat hounding Pinoys this Friday and Saturday, 7K schools halt face-to-face classes
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has warned that some parts of the country may experience a “dangerous” heat index classification in the coming days, especially in May.
Based on its computed two-day forecast for Friday and Saturday — issued as of 5 p.m. on Thursday (April 25) — Pagasa said extreme heat measured at 42 to 47 degrees Celsius in almost 40 areas in the country.
Pagasa said that 47°C will be felt in Dagupan City, Pangasinan for two consecutive days (April 26 and April 27).
Also Aparri, Cagayan will experience 46 °C on April 26 and April 27.
Meanwhile, over 7, 000 schools nationwide opted to suspend face-to-face classes and implemented Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) due to the extreme summer heat on Thursday, the Department of Education said.
Of the 47, 678 schools nationwide,DepEd said that 7,188 public and private schools have suspended in-person classes.
Based on the data, Central Luzon has the highest number of schools that resorted to alternative delivery mode with 1, 765, followed by 1, 389 in Western Visayas, 759 in the Ilocos region, 525 in Calabarzon, 456 in Mimaropa, 430 in Metro Manila, 413 in Bicol, 407 in Central Visayas, 335 in Soccksargen, and 246 in Cordillera Administrative Region.
At least 164 schools implemented ADM in Zamboanga Peninsula, 109 in Cagayan Valley, 102 in Eastern Visayas, and 84 in the Davao region.
Three schools in Region 10 or Northern Mindanao and one in Region 13 or Caraga have suspended face-to-face classes.