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Here’s what you need to know on Monday, April 1, 2024.
Woman dies in Dumanjug, Cebu house fire
Responders carry a body bag containing the charred remains of a 36-year-old woman who was burned to death when her home caught fire in Tubod Dugoan, Dumanjug, Cebu late Sunday night, March 31. | Dumanjug Fire station
A late night fire in Dumanjug town, southwestern Cebu claimed the life of a woman on Easter Sunday, Mar. 31.
Fire officials in Dumanjug confirmed responding to a fire that hit a residential structure in Barangay Tubod-Dugoan close to midnight on Sunday.
Hot weather prompts suspension of classes in some schools on April 1
Some municipalities across the country have suspended face-to-face classes due to anticipated hot weather.
Classes were suspended in at least 10 areas on Monday, April 1.
Costly electricity expected until May as summer demand rises
Electricity prices are expected to rise during the summer months in the Philippines due to increased demand, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (Iemop).
Assistant manager Chris Warren Manalo said that the average Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) price is anticipated to range between P5 and P7 per kilowatt-hour during the dry season.
20,000 spectators watch Sugat Kabanhawan Festival 2024 in Minglanilla
Around 20,000 spectators watched the highly anticipated Sugat Kabanhawan Festival in Minglanilla town, in southern Cebu on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.
The number of spectators were confirmed by officers from the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) to the reporters on Sunday night.
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