Heat is on: Baseco residents cool off in Tondo

Residents of Baseco beat the heat by jumping off a barge moored at the seawall in Tondo, Manila.
Toto Lozano

Residents of Baseco beat the heat by jumping off a barge moored at the seawall in Tondo, Manila.
Toto Lozano

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Toto Lozano

Toto Lozano

Toto Lozano
Residents of Baseco beat the heat by jumping off a barge moored at the seawall in Tondo, Manila, on the afternoon of 8 April 2025. The state weather bureau, PAGASA, recorded heat index values of 40 degrees Celsius or higher in 31 areas across the country, with 12 localities reaching danger level.