THE University of the Philippines Diliman has allowed the conduct of online classes amid extreme heat.

Faculty members whose class activities may be done online are requested to consider shifting to remote or asynchronous modes of learning, the school said in its announcement.

The weather state bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration reported exceeding 40 degrees Celsius heat index on Wednesday in some places in the country.

These areas are the following:

Dagupan City, Pangasinan – 44 °C
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan – 43°C
Aborlan, Palawan – 43°C
Bacnotan, La Union – 42°C
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro – 42°C
Roxas City, Capiz – 42°C
Guiuan, Eastern Samar – 42°C
Cotabato City, Maguindanao – 42°C