ILOILO CITY, April 24 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday clarified that the death of two Iloilo teachers was not caused by heatstroke while conducting classes as earlier reported by a local FM radio station.

In an official post released by the central office, the agency dismissed the report as inaccurate.

"This post is highly inaccurate and misleading. According to the Schools Division Office concerned, no teacher was reported to have died due to heatstroke," the statement said.

Citing official records, DepEd said one of the teachers died in February due to hypertensive cardiovascular disease, while the other died of an aneurysm.

"In both instances, the teachers were reportedly at home. It is unfortunate that certain ...