A new record for the highest temperature in the country for the year was at 39.7 degrees Celcius in Echague, Isabela on Wednesday, the state bureau said.

The previous record was 37.8 C in Cotabato City on March 26, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

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