PAGASA: Heat index sa 35 lugar sa bansa, posibleng umabot sa danger level ngayong araw; isa o dalawang bagyo, inaasahang papasok sa PAR ngayong Mayo
PAGASA: Heat index sa 35 lugar sa bansa, posibleng umabot sa danger level ngayong araw; isa o dalawang bagyo, inaasahang papasok sa PAR ngayong Mayo
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00:00 Many places in the country are still hoping for a danger level hit index.
00:05 But despite this,
00:06 there is still hope that there will be two typhoons in the Philippine area of responsibility this May.
00:13 This is the surprise of Rob Lagusan.
00:15 This May,
00:18 the hot weather is still continuing.
00:21 Based on the forecast, 35 places in the country are still hoping for a danger level hit index.
00:29 The hottest temperature is 48 degrees Celsius in Pilica, Marinesur.
00:32 47 degrees Celsius in Dagupan City.
00:35 46 degrees Celsius in Aparik, Cagayan.
00:38 45 degrees Celsius in Lawag City, Ilocos Norte.
00:41 Tugagaraw City, Cagayan.
00:42 Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
00:44 Virac, Catanduanes.
00:46 And Masbate City, Masbate.
00:47 44 degrees Celsius in Echaga, Isabela.
00:51 Kasiguran, Aurora.
00:52 Coron and Aborlan in Palawan.
00:54 San Jose Occidental, Mindoro.
00:56 Roa City, Capiz.
00:57 Iloilo City and Dumangas in Iloilo.
01:00 43 degrees Celsius in Naiya, Pasay City.
01:03 Batac, Ilocos Norte.
01:05 Bacnotan, La Union.
01:06 Iba, Zambales.
01:07 Baler, Aurora.
01:09 Sangli Point, Cavite.
01:10 Alabat, Quezon.
01:11 Dayt, Camarines Norte.
01:13 Lagranja, La Carlota, Negros Occidental.
01:15 Catarma, Northern Samar.
01:17 And Tacloban City.
01:19 42 degrees Celsius in Science Garden, Quezon City.
01:22 Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
01:23 Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
01:25 Subic Bay, Olongapo City.
01:27 Legaspi City, Albay.
01:28 Mambusaw, Capiz.
01:29 Catbalogan, Samar.
01:31 And Saguiwan, Eastern Samar.
01:32 According to the forecast, historically,
01:34 high temperatures are forecasted
01:37 every month of April and May.
01:38 We're not running out of possibilities
01:41 to record a higher daytime temperature
01:45 which will lead to higher computed heat index value
01:49 this month of May.
01:50 Because if you ask, chances are
01:52 large-scale weather systems
01:55 will bring us temporary cold.
01:58 So we'll see where the weather is really hot
02:01 to the point that there are agricultural sectors
02:04 affected in different parts of our country.
02:06 While one of the possible reasons
02:09 for the grass fire in Chocolate Hills in Carmen Bohol
02:11 is the high temperature.
02:13 According to BFP Carmen Bohol,
02:15 last night at 7 p.m.,
02:16 they were struck by a fire in one of the buildings.
02:19 The fire was difficult to extinguish
02:21 because their fire truck couldn't enter the area
02:23 and their hose couldn't reach it.
02:25 Only two buildings were affected by the fire.
02:27 No residential areas were affected
02:29 and no crops were affected.
02:31 It took three hours for the fire to completely redden.
02:35 We're not getting rained on
02:36 because of the fire in our town, Carmen.
02:40 So the grass is dry.
02:43 It's easy to ignite.
02:44 One of the possibilities we're looking at
02:47 is because it's really dry there.
02:49 It's not raining anymore.
02:52 The grass is really dry.
02:55 So one of the things we're looking at
02:56 is the natural causes.
03:00 So as of now, sir,
03:02 we are still under investigation
03:05 on the cause of the fire.
03:08 Bonfire owners are also looking at
03:10 how to get out of the fire.
03:11 We can't leave the possibility
03:13 that it won't happen again.
03:16 So as of now, what we're doing is
03:18 we're looking for a true public address
03:20 where we can avoid bonfires.
03:27 And a public address
03:29 that is about fire safety.
03:34 According to the authorities,
03:35 the grass fire is not caused by the heat.
03:38 It could be a human activity
03:39 like throwing a cigarette
03:42 or a fire that is causing a fire.
03:45 It's more vulnerable.
03:47 There's a higher chance of a grass fire
03:50 if it's hot in a place for a few days.
03:52 It's not raining because the chances are
03:54 the dry grass is a fuel.
03:58 If it's just a spark,
04:01 it can be brought about by the weather
04:04 or a plus factor.
04:06 The weather can be some form of human activity
04:08 that triggered the dry grass to burn
04:15 because of the hot weather during the past few days.
04:17 Based on the forecast,
04:20 there's a chance of one to two fires
04:22 this month of May
04:23 in the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
04:26 There are times when we have a fire
04:28 but it's an El Nino.
04:29 What happens is,
04:30 when it's an El Nino,
04:32 the fire is easy to deal with
04:33 and it's easy to launch a fire
04:35 if there's a fire coming to us
04:37 in the Pacific Ocean.
04:39 According to the forecast,
04:41 they're not removing the possibility
04:42 that it could be a strong fire.
04:44 But they often predict
04:45 that a strong fire
04:47 will occur in the second half of the year.
04:49 Rod Logusad,
04:50 for Pambansang TV
04:52 in the new Philippines.