Schools are closed in half of the Manila areas due to a free wave with the start of the drought season

The high temperatures closed schools in half of the Filipino capital areas on Monday, local officials reported, with the start of the dry and hot season in the tropical country located in Southeast Asia.
The National Meteorological Authority warned that the free index, which measures the heat of the air and the percentage of humidity, will reach “dangerous” levels in Manila and two other regions in the country.

The effect of heat on health and study

The commission suggested that people “cramps and exhaustion of heat”, calling on residents in the affected areas to avoid exposure to the sun for long periods.
A free wave hit large areas of the Philippines in April and May last year, which led to the suspension of the study with a personal attendance on a daily basis and affected millions of students.
The temperature in Manila recorded a record level of 38.8 ° C on April 27 last year. While it was expected that the temperature would reach 33 degrees Celsius, the local authorities in Manila and six other areas ordered the closure of schools as a precautionary measure.

Suspending the study because of the free

The number of students in the capital area is more than 2.8 million, according to the data of the Ministry of Education.
In the Malabon region in Manila, the Ministry of Education, Edgar Bonifacio, said that the suspension of the study affects more than 68,000 students in 42 schools.
“We were surprised by the warning about the free index … We cannot feel free yet abroad,” he told France Press.
However, due to the protocols that were adopted during the heat wave last year, the director of the study in the region recommended the suspension of the study.
In the Valzuela region, the local representative of the Ministry of Education, Annie Bernardo, told France Presse that the 69th schools were asked to move to “alternative” education methods such as online teaching.

The global rise in the temperature

The temperatures around the world have recorded record rates in 2024 and briefly exceeded the threshold of 1.5 ° C as a ceiling for the high temperature of the planet.
In January, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that acute weather conditions suspended the education of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year, including the Philippines, as the heat waves had the greatest impact.
Human activities, including burning fossil fuels without restrictions for decades, led to the high temperature of the planet and the change of weather patterns.
This caused rain in the rainy seasons and increased levels of dehydration in dry seasons with the increase in heat and storms, which exacerbates the risk of disasters.