THE DEPARTMENT of Education on Wednesday (24 April 2024) clarified that the deaths of two public school teachers were not due to heat stroke and the report on such was “highly inaccurate and misleading.”

Citing the reports from the Schools Division Offices, DepEd said that no teachers died due to heat stroke.

“Based on official records, one of our teachers in Sta. Barbara passed away last February 2024 due to Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease, while another teacher passed away sometime in March 2024 due to an Aneurysm,” DepEd said in a statement.

“In both instances, the teachers were reportedly at home.”

The statement was issued after a radio station reported that two teachers died due to heat stroke while conducting classes.

“It is unfortunate that certain news outlets resort to sensationalizing the death of our teachers at the expense of true and factual reporting,” DepEd said.

DepEd also extended its condolences to the bereaved families.