MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Now that the dry season has officially started, traffic enforcers and street sweepers will get a 30-minute “heat stroke break” from April 1 until May 31, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Wednesday (March 29).
MMDA chairman Romando Artes said that the agency had signed a memorandum circular re-implementing the policy to protect its field workers from heat exhaustion, stroke, and cramps caused by the heatwaves.
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