Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded chiefs of police offices and unit commanders to strictly enforce measures intended to ensure the well-being of their personnel, especially those assigned in beat patrol, amid the scorching heat of the...
As temperatures rise during the dry season, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured its members that coverage for heat-related illnesses is in place. In a statement on Friday, April 10, the health state insurer reminded members that inpatient benefit packages for common...
Filipinos can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms across Metro Manila and the rest of the country on Easter Sunday, April 5, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 5 a.m. bulletin,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Good Friday, April 3, warned of hot and humid weather conditions across most parts of the country as easterlies continue to dominate the prevailing weather system. In its weather forecast, PAGASA said the...
Warm and humid conditions will continue to prevail across most of the country in the next few days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, April 2. PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said the easterlies—or...
As churches fill and families travel to provinces for traditional Holy Week observances, many Filipinos will once again spend long hours under the sun during one of the hottest times of the year. With warm and humid conditions expected across most of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric,...
With the end of the northeast monsoon season (amihan) on March 23, the Philippines is entering its warm and dry season, when rising temperatures and humidity make the heat more intense. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitors how this heat...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all chiefs of police and unit commanders to review and assess the deployment plans following the advice of weather experts for the public to brace for hotter temperatures. Nartatez said the move is intended...
After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that 's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said. And it 's not going...
Nearly three years after their first meeting, Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala reunited with Fil-American Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra as she ramps up her campaign for the 2026 Miami Open in Florida. Eala, 20, made the most of a brief respite, returning to the Kaseya Center whe she caught up...
Warm and humid weather conditions will continue to prevail across most parts of the country due to the easterlies, while the northeast monsoon or “amihan” remains affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dangerous, multiday heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with near-record temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires. Officials opened cooling centers this week in Los Angeles, where residents are warned to avoid strenuous...
