MANILA, Philippines - Even with the relatively colder weather in Baguio City, its residents and tourists in the country's Pine City can still suffer from heat stroke.
Local weatherman Rolando Bagorio of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the coldest temperature in Baguio remains at the average of 16 degrees Celsius.
However, Bagorio said that the temperature rises towards noon time and people exposed to direct sunlight, even in the Pine City, can still suffer from heat stroke.
The resistance to heat stroke, he said, is dependent to the individual resistance to the elements.
"To avoid heat stroke, one must drink plenty of water and avoid as much as possible the exposure to the direct sunlight," Bagorio said on Tuesday.
Bagorio said that Baguio's maximum temperature was expected to fall between 25 and 26 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Dr. Rustico Jimenez, president of the Private Hospital Association of the Philippines said in a radio interview that five to 10 Filipinos suffer heat stroke every day since the onset of dry season.
"That is really a high figure. We really need to remind our people to take precautions against heat stroke," Jimenez said.
He said the best way to prevent heat stroke is by drinking more water and wearing light-colored shirts, a hat or bringing an umbrella when going outside.