VICE presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged health officials to launch a massive information drive on how to cope with the extreme heat the country is currently experiencing.

The Ilocano senator made the call on Thursday as the temperature reached dangerous levels evidenced by the heat index, recorded by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), in Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija) reaching 52.3 degrees Celsius at 2 p.m., Tuesday, higher than the 51 degrees recorded on Monday.

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