To everyone in the #Philippines, especially foreigners and those planning to visit our beautiful country, make it a habit to:
Bring a liter of water at all times.
The heat index (or feels like) is now at 38°C (I don't know what it is in °F we don't use that). This is still, actually, cool for us locals.
In the coming weeks, and months, it might go up as high as 45°C, like it did in the last few years (even without #ElNiño). 42°C – 45°C is what we locals consider very hot, and there are locals who collapses, or die, because of heat exhaustion. (Watch out for announcements of heat waves too.)
Now, if you're a foreigner who came from colder countries, you definitely are not accustomed to this weather. So, don't even dare assume "you can do it". Bring water with you at all times, especially if you have existing conditions.
Mineral water is highly recommended, preferably between pH8 and pH10 (alkaline levels). Distilled/purified water are below pH6 (acidic levels). Of course, if your doctor said you can not drink alkaline/mineral water, then don't. Especially people who can't process minerals.
@youronlyone@pilipinas 38°C is 100°F, or a very hot day in NYC. I don't think New York has ever seen 45°C (113°F), but it has definitely seen weeks of 105-106°F (41°C), in my lifetime. It's rare, but it does happen.
When I visited the Philippines, my cousins were very concerned for me, but the East Coast of the US gets very hot and humid in Summer, so the heat in Manila in November was just regular hot weather for us.
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