As heat worsens, Isabela farmers shift work to midnight

MANILA, Philippines — Long before sunrise, when most Filipinos are still asleep, 47-year-old Marlyn Pascua is already knee-deep in a rice field in Alicia, Isabela.

For Pascua and dozens of fellow farmworkers, the workday begins not at dawn but shortly after midnight.

As early as 4 p.m., she goes to bed to get enough rest ...