Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has warned the public of heat stroke with the extreme heat that is expected to occur in amid the dry season, and expressed serious concern over incidents linked to the rising heat index, a news release said.
Last month 120 students were taken to hospitals in Laguna after they fainted and showed symptoms of heat exhaustion during a fire drill at a school in Cabuyao City. At a school in Makati, a student-athlete died after collapsing during a football varsity game, the news release said.
“Most of the sectors in the margins are outdoor workers. Warnings to stay indoors are economically impossible for them. There will be massive economic impacts well before heat threatens health and wellbeing,” she added. She hopes to also file additional measures to green campuses of primary and secondary levels with native trees because these regulate temperatures better and are suitable for biodiversity, and make the campuses more conducive to learning throughout the year.
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