By NITZ ARANCON
Correspondent
THE City Health Office (CHO) yesterday reiterated calls for the public to take precautions as the temperature here rose to 33 degrees Celsius–and the heat index to 34.1 degrees–yesterday, the highest so far this month and the second time since the start of summer.
Victor Flores, a weather specialist at the El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental station of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said the temperature shot up to 33 degrees Celsius in Cagayan de Oro and the province at around 2 pm.
The last time Pagasa recorded this was in March 14 or 13 days after the start of the summer season.
Flores said that while the actual temperature was 33 degrees, the heat index registered at 34.1 degrees, prompting Pagasa to caution people against staying long outdoors from 10 am to 3 pm so they would not get sick
Dr. Joselito Retuya, epediomologist of the City Health Office, warned that the rising temperatures could cause heat stroke, skin diseases, and dehydration.
Retuya also advised the public to avoid street food.
“Basta ting-init, ang mga pagka-on dali mag-molds ug kanang molds, bad bacteria man kana. Kon imo nang maka-on dako ang posibilidad nga ma-igo ka sa food poisoning. Kon dili madali ang pagtambal anang sakita, moresulta sa kamatayon,” Retuya said.
He also advised the public against wearing dark-colored clothes. “Ang angayan iso-ot nga sinina ning panahon sa ting-init kanang mga light colors, dili kanang itom or mga dark color kay kanang mga dark color, absorbent kana sa init. Kana nga klasi ang imong iso-ot, mo-atas ang imong blood pressure kay init man ang imong lawas,” he said.
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