04/09/2026
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General Santos City may experience hazy conditions as smoke and fine particles from forest and land fires are carried by the wind across surrounding areas. It can ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ, ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ especially when exposure is prolonged.
We encourage everyone to take extra precautions, especially children, senior citizens, pregnant women, and people with asthma, allergies, heart conditions, or other respiratory illnesses.
๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ:
- Eye, nose, or throat irritation
- Frequent coughing or sneezing
- Headache or dizziness
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing or noisy breathing
- Chest discomfort or tightness
- Unusual fatigue or weakness
- Worsening asthma or other respiratory symptoms
Seek medical attention if you experience persistent or worsening coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing, chest pain or tightness, severe dizziness, or any symptoms that are becoming difficult to manage.
To help reduce your exposure:
- ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ as much as possible when the air is visibly hazy or air quality is poor.
- If you need to go outside, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ or equivalent mask
- ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ and unnecessary outdoor activities during heavy haze.
- ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ when outdoor air quality is poor.
- Check on children, older adults, and family members with respiratory or heart conditions.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ข-๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข. Your lungs deserve extra care during periods of poor air quality.
Stay informed. Stay cautious. Stay safe. ๐
