Philippines' Heatwave: Relief Options For The Poor And The Affluent | An Unequal Heatwave
Summary
TLDRIn Manila, scorching temperatures have led to school closures and creative solutions for heat relief, especially in slums with limited resources. City officials have deployed mobile showers to provide a luxury in the heatwave. Meanwhile, affluent residents in Silang enjoy gated communities with their own water supplies. Entrepreneurs are finding opportunities in nanoceramic films to reduce heat in homes. As climate change intensifies, Metro Manila faces the challenge of rising temperatures, prompting innovative solutions and community efforts to adapt and mitigate the impact.
Takeaways
- 🌡️ Manila is experiencing a scorching heatwave with temperatures reaching 45° C in April, causing schools to close.
- 🚿 Residents in slum areas of the Philippines are finding creative ways to beat the heat due to limited resources and electricity.
- 🚚 City officials have deployed mobile showers to provide relief in areas where water is scarce, offering showers and toilets from a truck.
- 🌡️ The mobile showers are a new innovation aimed at not only cooling people down but also preventing the spread of communicable diseases in densely populated areas.
- 🏠 Affluent Filipinos in gated communities are less affected by water shortages, with some having their own water tanks.
- 🏡 Some residents have relocated to cooler areas like Silang to escape the heat, but even there, the heatwave is causing issues.
- 🏡 A man named Patrick has found a solution to excessive heat by installing nanoceramic window film in his home, which also led to a new business opportunity.
- 💡 The nanoceramic film has up to 99% heat rejection and, despite being expensive, is gaining demand as temperatures rise.
- 🌆 For those with fewer alternatives, like Danica, the heatwave means enduring the heat and working during cooler evening hours.
- 🌡️ Studies project a significant temperature increase in Metro Manila by 2050, which could exacerbate the need for cooling solutions.
- 🛑 City officials are concerned about the worsening heat in urban areas and are seeking long-term solutions beyond temporary measures like mobile showers.
Q & A
What is the current situation in Manila regarding the weather?
-Manila is experiencing a scorching heatwave, with temperatures feeling like 45° C, leading to the closure of schools and a search for relief among residents.
How are residents of the Philippine slums coping with the heat?
-Residents in the slums are getting creative with ways to beat the heat due to their limited resources and access to electricity.
What measures has the city of Manila taken to help residents during the heatwave?
-City officials have deployed mobile showers to provide water, which is often in short supply, and to help residents cool down.
What are the features of the mobile showers deployed by Manila city officials?
-The mobile showers have water supply trucks with around 1,500 liters of water, and they include four showers on one side and four toilets on the other.
Why is the mobile shower initiative important beyond just cooling down?
-The mobile showers are also aimed at eliminating communicable diseases that might spread in densely populated communities during the heatwave.
What is the situation in Silang, a municipality south of Manila?
-Silang is a cooler, mountainous area with gated communities and no water shortages, providing relief from the heat compared to Manila.
How did Patrick deal with the heat in his home?
-Patrick installed nanoceramic window film, which has up to 99% heat rejection, to manage the heat coming into his home.
What business opportunity did Patrick see after installing nanoceramic film in his home?
-Patrick saw a business opportunity in using nanoceramic film to help other homeowners keep their premises cool, given its high heat rejection rate and the increasing heat.
What are the challenges faced by residents like Danica during the heatwave?
-Residents like Danica face challenges such as having limited time to sell their goods and buy essentials due to the heat, and having fewer alternatives to keep cool.
How does the resort that Patrick runs provide relief from the heat?
-The resort offers a place for Patrick and his family to cool off, with the ability to visit two to three times a week during the heatwave.
What are the concerns for the future regarding the heat in Metro Manila?
-Studies project that by 2050, Metro Manila could become 4° C hotter on average in summer, raising concerns about the need for more options to beat the heat and the potential worsening of extreme weather conditions.
What is the role of city officials in helping communities deal with extreme weather?
-City officials are expected to provide temporary remedies like mobile showers and explore more options to help communities deal with the heat and prevent the spread of diseases.
Outlines
🌡️ Extreme Heat in Manila
The video script describes the intense heat wave in Manila, with temperatures feeling like 45°C. Schools are forced to close due to the extreme conditions. The city's residents, particularly those in slums with limited resources, are shown finding creative ways to cope with the heat. The government deploys mobile showers to provide relief as water is scarce. The mobile showers, equipped with water supply and toilets, are a new innovation in the city, bringing joy to the children and practical benefits to the community. Concerns are raised about the health risks due to the heat, including communicable diseases in densely populated areas and power outages caused by overloaded transformers.
🏞️ Contrasting Climates in the Philippines
The script contrasts the situation in Manila with that of Silang, a cooler, mountainous municipality. Here, residents in gated communities are not facing water shortages and enjoy a more comfortable climate. One resident, Patrick, shares his experience of dealing with heat by using nanoceramic window film to manage the heat entering his home. This solution, while effective, is costly and not accessible to everyone. Patrick also sees a business opportunity in offering this solution to other homeowners, highlighting the growing demand for such products as the climate gets hotter.
🛀 Mobile Showers and Adapting to Climate Change
The video script concludes with a look at how different communities are adapting to the changing climate. Mobile showers are presented as a temporary solution to the heat wave, but there is a broader concern about the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. City officials are worried about the long-term implications and the need for more sustainable solutions. The script suggests that innovations like window films can help reduce energy costs and carbon footprint, but for many, reliance on government initiatives and community support will be crucial in dealing with the challenges of climate change.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Manila
💡Heatwave
💡Slums
💡Mobile showers
💡Overloading of Transformers
💡Communicable diseases
💡Silang
💡Nanoceramic window film
💡Gated communities
💡Carbon footprint
💡Extreme weather
Highlights
Manila experiences scorching 45° C heat in April, leading to school closures.
Residents of Philippine slums get creative to beat the heat due to limited resources and electricity.
Mobile showers are deployed in poor urban areas of Manila to provide relief during heatwaves.
Mobile shower trucks carry 1,500 liters of water and have four showers and toilets each.
Innovative city solutions like mobile showers aim to eliminate communicable diseases in densely populated areas.
In contrast, affluent areas like Silang have their own water tanks and do not face water shortages.
Some residents relocate to cooler areas like Silang to escape the heat and crowded conditions of cities.
Patrick, a resident of Silang, uses nanoceramic window film to manage heat inside his home.
Nanoceramic film can reject up to 99% of heat, providing a new solution for heat management.
The heatwave creates a business opportunity for Patrick, who starts installing nanoceramic film for others.
Some people, like Danica, cannot afford the cost of window film and rely on city officials for help.
City officials worry about the increasing heat and its impact on health and infrastructure.
Studies project that Metro Manila could become 4° C hotter on average in summer by 2050.
Window films like nanoceramic can help reduce carbon footprint by decreasing energy costs for cooling.
Many residents have limited alternatives to city-provided solutions for extreme heat.
The mobile showers are a temporary remedy, and city officials hope for more sustainable solutions.
Communities are encouraged to explore more options to beat the heat and lessen the spread of diseases.
Transcripts
in the humid city of Manila it feels
like a scorching 45° C
outside schools are ordered to close in
one of the most blistering aprils in
memory
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people search for Relief where they
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can and residents of the Philippine
slums with their limited resources and
access to electricity get creative with
ways to beat the Heat
peram MOA Kasi
siya Wala po kaming anoo Lang po po
Kamal P Kasi po gra po NGO po talaga NG
alauna Yan para po Kay nul
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alas Kasi po po
saas ginag po namin po
Kam Dan kto Mo hang Bes MO pinap
anak Li Kasi
po ano po lag
laga po
kamili Lang po Kami
NG
Wala nilagay KO po Yung tuig D po sa May
SA pinalo mean
poo po AK Nagal
poin po Kasi Yung yell po Kasi
POA
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poab in a poor urban area north of
Manila city officials have deployed
mobile showers to help water is often in
short supply here so a shower like this
is a luxury in a heat wve so we have
this one mobile truck one has around
1,500 uh L of water supply and on one
side you can see here we have four
showers on the other side you will see
they have four toilets this is a new
innovation in our city that's when these
first trucks came in they were all
surprised and they were very
excited the kids are very happy very
useful also for the mothers the heat W
that are coming in every morning I'm
very worried I'm worried about the
students worried about the senior
citizens
with the heat as well a lot of power
failures happened in our city because of
the overloading of Transformers so when
we know that uh there's an area who
expecting power or water Interruption
this mobile trucks goes earlier so the
parents can prepare going to work the
students can prepare going to school
this mobile truck is not only about
cooling down ourselves El because of the
heat that we're experiencing but our
main target here is to try to eliminate
the communicable diseases that might go
around in the densely populated
communities while Metro Manila swelters
in one of the worst heat waves in recent
memory about 2 hours Drive South lies
the coola mountainous Municipality of
silang
many of the homes here are gated
communities owned by affluent
Filipinos water shortages are not a
problem
here fortunately we're blessed the
subdivision has our own water tank so
since we moved here we have't experience
and hopefully it won't
happen we used to live in San Pedro
Laguna but over time the place got
crowded in the temperature gets warmer
especially during summer days so we
decided to relocate here in silan cavi
because silan Cavit is uh temperature is
quite um colder compared to San Pedro
Laguna but even here the heat still
brings some issues Patrick has found his
own way to deal with them our house is
just behind the slope it has a great
view with the greenery when we decided
to put window pains to enjoy the view we
didn't realize that it will also let the
Heat and sunlight come inside our space
once the heat is already inside the room
we can feel that the air conditioning
unit is not enough and since I have a
background with Automotive business I
remembered installing a nanoceramic
window film in my car to beat the heat
so I did some research and thought of
applying the nanoceramic films in our
Windows to manage the heat coming in our
space
project Santa Rosa
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malap usually P Manila or QC m 2 three
hours travel time to go
bye spending more time in Mina's traffic
to get to work is worth the benefits of
living in silang it's a bit of a
sacrifice for me because I need to
travel more but I think having the
benefit of Colder environment it
outweighs the commute or the longer
trips during traffic it can get really
hot especially during summer but good
thing I have the nanoceramic films
installed here so it really lessen the
the heat coming inside it wasn't long
after installing this same film on his
windows at home that Patrick saw a new
business opportunity in it using
nanoceramic film to help other
homeowners keep their premises cool
nanoceramic film has up to 99% heat
rejection price point nanoceramic film
since it's a new technology uh it's more
expensive than the usual ttin so
nowadays it's obvious that our clients
they have resource to spend
definitely the demand will be will rise
as the years go by it gets hotter and
hotter the Heatwave somehow I can say
helped our business unfortunate but yes
it
did Danica's house doesn't have glass
windows but even if she did the cost of
window film would be worth more than a
month's earnings
din po AK
Kasi Kasi
saas talaga poab Kam
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Kasi as dusk Falls it's finally cool
enough for Dana to go to
work
namin
jario ano po
toon to
ient kilo
300
parao sain
paraang dito MOA Kami po
7 a.m. time is not on her side Danica
has only a 2hour window to sell her
pickings and buy
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Essentials anit na
po nakano po AKO 200 ano
73 P
Ng langal
po NG
yellow pan poang Yello dito halosan po
nagaki ano NG Kasi da po Lang po Li p
na Dal
SIU Ang po talaga po Kasi
po kasello
meanwhile for Patrick and family relief
is just a splash away at the resort that
he runs in
Laguna we usually come here weekday
whenever we have the chance it's about
two to three times a week having more
options to keep cool could become even
more crucial some studies project that
by the year 2050 Metro Manila could
become 4° C hotter on average in summer
not to mention
drer we just need to perhaps um explore
more options to to beat the heat that's
why we're here to solve our clients's
problem and also to help the environment
because at least having Window Films
this reduces carbon footprint in terms
of energy cost that uh our clients would
need to cool their space
manenos like Dena have fewer
Alternatives many may have to count on
City officials to help their communities
deal with the years of extreme weather
ahead this is the only year that I felt
this much heat that we really extremely
feel around urban areas so we are
worried that in the next summer and the
next Summers to come it will get worse
and worse having mobile showers are
temporary remedies to solve this heat
wave I'm hoping also that the other lgus
would uh follow the same not only for
the reasoning of cooling down our bodies
because of the heat wave but it's really
more of lessening the spreading of uh
possible diseases
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