HEAT INDEX WATCH: Scorching heat persists in Cavite, Quezon amid rains

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Despite rainy weather affecting parts of the country due to the southwest monsoon, or habagat, two localities in Cavite and Quezon provinces continued to experience high heat index levels on Saturday, July 18.

In Imus City, Cavite, the city Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) recorded a 43.7 degrees Celsius ...