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The municipal government of Bilar, Bohol, suspended classes across all educational levels due to deteriorating air quality caused by transboundary haze from wildfires in Indonesia's Kalimantan region.
Indonesia's Kalimantan region is experiencing severe haze and fires, ravaging tens of thousands of acres and causing suffocating smoke to reach Malaysia and put Singapore on alert, exacerbated by a super 'El Niño' phenomenon.
Environmental authorities report a significant increase in transboundary haze across southern ASEAN, driven by over 1,200 fire hotspots concentrated mainly in Indonesia's Kalimantan region.
Severe wildfires in Indonesia's Kalimantan region have forced the closure of numerous schools, disrupting daily operations and raising concerns about how students will receive their government-provided free meals during the shutdown.