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LUCENA CITY — The local government of Taytay in Rizal province on Friday, May 22, urged residents to continue observing safety precautions against rising temperature after the town recorded a heat index of 49.15 degrees Celsius.
“The heat index (real feel) in the municipality of Taytay reached 49.15°C as of 12:50 p.m. on May 22, 2026 (Friday),” the municipal public information office (PIO) said in a Facebook post Friday night.
The data came from the Taytay Command Center–Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) weather monitoring system.
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