MANILA, Philippines - Scorching temperatures on Saturday caused many Filipinos to turn to Twitter and say it's definitely 'More FAN in the Philippines.'
Metro Manila felt the heat at 34.6 degrees Celsius at 12 noon, the second hottest since January 2012. Given that many Filipinos had taken a long Holy Week break to go to the provinces and resorts, however, it may have felt even hotter in other areas. Humidity at one point went beyond 50 percent, and many Filipinos tweeted about their hourly battles with the weather.
By 3 pm on Saturday the phrase "more FAN in the Philippines" was the top trending topic on Twitter in the country, and fifth on the worldwide list.
The Twitter topic is a play on the current Tourism slogan: "It's More Fun in the Philippines."
"More FAN in the Philippines is trending dahil mainit ngayong summer?" said King del Rosario on his Twitter account. "Pag pista ba ng Lucban trending din ang More PANSIT in the Philippines?"
On March 23, temperatures soared to 34.7 degrees Celsius, which was followed by torrential rains the next day. There is a high probability that isolated rains will follow widespread heating in the country. Isolated rains may be strong at first but will lose their strength after an hour of downpour.
source: interaksyon.com
