Manila: All public schools will suspend classes for two days as the Philippines swelters due to sweltering heat and a nationwide strike by jeepney drivers, the education department said Sunday.
“Due to the latest heat index forecast… and the announcement of a nationwide transportation ban, all public schools will conduct asynchronous/distance learning classes on April 29-30,” the department said on Facebook.
This department oversees more than 47,000 schools in the countries of the archipelago.
Most schools do not have air conditioning, leaving students sweltering in crowded, air-conditioned rooms.
Some taxi drivers are planning a three-day strike starting Monday to protest the government’s plan to phase out the smog-emitting vehicles that many Filipinos use to get to work and school.
