Manila wants safety break for field personnel to prevent heat stroke

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Manila orders safety break for enforcers, tanods to prevent heat stroke

By: - Reporter /
/ 05:25 PM March 06, 2025

The Manila City Government on Thursday ordered its village tanods and police personnel in the field to take a  safety break to prevent heat stroke.

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MANILA, Philippines — The City of Manila on Thursday ordered its traffic enforcers, village tanods and police personnel in the field to take a  safety break to prevent heat stroke.

Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) chief Narciso Diokno III said field personnel should take at least 10 to 15 minutes break to hydrate and be safe.

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Also, Manila City mayor Honey Lacuna also ordered heat stroke safety breaks for all barangay tanods citywide.

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“They must remain in their deployment areas during safety breaks. But they must be in shade areas and hydrate,” she said in a statement.

READ: Heat index hits ‘danger’ levels in 5 Luzon areas

The state weather bureau predicted that the heat index in Metro Manila and most areas nationwide will range from 33 to 41 degrees Celsius for the rest of the week.

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