CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Mayor Rolando Uy ordered the suspension of classes in all public schools from pre-school to high school in the city on Thursday and Friday, August 13 and 14, due to extreme heat forecasts. The suspension comes after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mindanao PRSD station at Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental recorded a rising heat index, with forecasts predicting temperatures reaching 43°C on both days—a level classified under the “danger” category. READ: Habagat rains persist in Luzon; fair weather over rest of PH While public basic education classes are automatically suspended, the […]...Keep on reading: 43°C heat prompts 2-day class suspension in Cagayan de Oro