DILG allows BJMP, BFP, PNP to wear light uniforms amid hot weather | ABS-CBN
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DILG allows BJMP, BFP, PNP to wear light uniforms amid hot weather
DILG allows BJMP, BFP, PNP to wear light uniforms amid hot weather
MANILA – The interior department has allowed the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to wear light uniforms amid the hot weather being experienced in the country.
MANILA – The interior department has allowed the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to wear light uniforms amid the hot weather being experienced in the country.
In an urgent memorandum dated April 25 released to the media on Saturday, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos directed the heads of the tri-bureau to issue an “urgent advisory” regarding the matter
In an urgent memorandum dated April 25 released to the media on Saturday, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos directed the heads of the tri-bureau to issue an “urgent advisory” regarding the matter
Abalos told the heads of the PNP, BJMP, and BFP to allow their personnel to “wear light uniforms in the performance of their respective duties to alleviate discomfort and protect them from illnesses such as heat cramps, exhaustion, heat stroke, among others, due to extreme heat.”
Abalos told the heads of the PNP, BJMP, and BFP to allow their personnel to “wear light uniforms in the performance of their respective duties to alleviate discomfort and protect them from illnesses such as heat cramps, exhaustion, heat stroke, among others, due to extreme heat.”
“All concerned shall cause the immediate and widest dissemination of the said advisory,” he said.
“All concerned shall cause the immediate and widest dissemination of the said advisory,” he said.
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On Friday, close to 40 areas in different parts of the country actually logged heat indices of over 42 degrees which is categorized as dangerous.
On Friday, close to 40 areas in different parts of the country actually logged heat indices of over 42 degrees which is categorized as dangerous.
PAGASA climatologist Dr. John Manalo said the possibility of more areas hitting heat indices of 42 degrees and higher in the next couple of weeks is highly likely. An area’s topography is among the reasons behind a higher heat index.
PAGASA climatologist Dr. John Manalo said the possibility of more areas hitting heat indices of 42 degrees and higher in the next couple of weeks is highly likely. An area’s topography is among the reasons behind a higher heat index.
The heat index takes into consideration an area's relative humidity.
The heat index takes into consideration an area's relative humidity.
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