“Habagat”, or the southwest monsoon, has been spawning torrential rains the past few days that have left five persons dead, five others hurt, and thousands displaced or stranded by floods.
The threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to mount as the average number of daily coronavirus cases in Metro Manila has almost reached 900 anew. Thirteen areas have also been listed at critical high risk by the OCTA Research Group for COVID-19 spread. A physician explains how vaccines can, indeed, protect persons from infection.
There are also insights on President Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, 2021.
These are among the top stories this Sunday morning, July 25, 2021.
A taxi is submerged in deep flood in Barangay Tatalon at the corner of Araneta and E. Rodriguez Avenues in Quezon City due to heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon, or ‘habagat’, on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Manny Llanes)
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