Ah, Senator Cynthia Villar, the woman so immune to the heat that she might as well be part-reptile.

When asked about the class suspensions due to the soaring heat index, she nonchalantly remarked that she doesn’t feel the heat. Of course, she doesn’t—wrapped in the loving embrace of air-conditioned luxury, from her mansion to her chauffeured car to her plush Senate office.

But perhaps it’s not just the physical heat she’s failing to notice. Could it be that she also doesn’t feel the simmering frustration of students, teachers, and workers roasting under tin roofs and enduring long commutes in the sweltering sun? Maybe she’s too insulated—both by cold air and political privilege—to sense the real struggles of ordinary Filipinos.

If she’s this out of touch now, imagine if we keep voting her family into power. The heat of public outrage might be the only thing left to wake them up.