Just too hot: A teacher arranging papers in an empty classroom at the Justo Lukban Elementary School in Manila. — AP
IN-PERSON lessons at public schools remained suspended in some cities as sweltering heat continued to grip the South-East Asian nation.
Schools in Manila were ordered to remain closed yesterday and today 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.
