MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reintroduced on Monday its 30-minute heatstroke break policy for field personnel either in the morning or in the afternoon to protect them from heat-related illnesses during summer. Under MMDA Memorandum Circular No. 04, a staggered break schedule will be implemented for traffic and metro aides as well as street sweepers to allow them to recover from heat exposure while ensuring that field operations remain continuous. READ: MMDA constables, sweepers get ‘heat stroke breaks’ MMDA personnel assigned to the same area will also be taking breaks alternately in order to “maintain visibility […]... Keep on reading: MMDA revives ‘heatstroke break’ for personnel