Sorsogon. INQUIRER FILES
SORSOGON CITY — Classes in Castilla town in Sorsogon province will be adjusted after incidents of nosebleeds involving students were reported there.
In an executive order on Thursday, April 4, Castilla Mayor Isagani Mendoza said at least three students suffered from nosebleeds and one teacher experienced high blood pressure due to the extreme hot conditions experienced in the town.
Several students in the town were also reported to have collapsed while at school.
Mendoza said they were taking “precautionary measures to prevent [similar] incidents and minimize students’ and teachers’ exposure to hazardous and hot temperatures.”
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Classes in all public and private schools in the town will be conducted only from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
All afternoon classes will shift to modular learning mode, and teachers will not be required to report to their respective schools during this period.
The executive order, which also covers child development centers in the town, mandated all daycare workers to adopt modular learning.
The Castilla Public Information Office said the adjusted classes would be effective until April 30.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the heat index in Sorsogon province ranged from 33 to 41 degrees Celsius.
As of 2 p.m. on Thursday, the heat index in the province was 35.7 °C, according to the Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.