Calapan heat index hits 40°C; residents urged to take precautions

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (CDRRMD) here on Thursday warned residents of dangerous heat levels after the heat index in Calapan City reached 40 degrees Celsius at 2 p.m. Data from the monitoring station at the Calapan City Public Market classified the heat index under “extreme caution,” raising the