Philippines keeps schools shut as heat shows no signs of abating

A teacher arranges papers at an empty classroom as classes shifted to online mode at the Justo Lukban Elementary School in Manila on April 29, 2024. - AP

MANILA: The Philippines will keep in-person classes at public schools suspended in some cities on Thursday (May 2) and Friday as the sweltering heat continued to grip the nation.

Schools in Manila will be closed due to the "extreme heat index forecast” and they are "directed to adapt any alternative mode of learning,” Mayor Honey Lacuna said in a statement on Wednesday. Muntinlupa City in metropolitan Manila also ordered its public schools to remain shut over the next two days.