MANILA, Philippines — The government should start considering shifting the academic calendar as students attending classes in May means they are forced to endure the intense dry season heat, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list Rep. France Castro said. In her privilege speech during Monday's House of Representatives session, Castro sounded the alarm on the rising cases of heat-induced ailments which has affected a lot of blue collar workers — which prompted her to reiterate the proposal for a change in the academic schedule.

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