Rain showers may prevail in parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday, Jan. 21, due to the trough or extension of the low pressure area spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), said the state weather bureau. (PAGASA) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
(MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) The shear line—a boundary line where the cold air from the northeast monsoon and warm winds from the easterlies meets—may continue to bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over parts of southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas in the next 24 hours, the State weather...
(MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may prevail over Metro Manila and parts of Luzon due to the shear line—a boundary line where cold air from the northeast monsoon and warm winds from the easterlies meets, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has provided assistance to 17,809 individuals who were affected by shear line-induced heavy rains and flooding in various parts of the country. (PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) Based on the organization's report on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 16,722 affected individuals...
Ten more people died due to heavy rains and widespread flooding caused by the combined effects of a low pressure area (LPA), northeast monsoon (amihan), and shear line, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Saturday, Jan. 14. Rescue workers from the Bureau of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) needs P446 million for the reconstruction or repair of schools that were affected by the shear line and low pressure area (LPA) in Mindanao. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told reporters in an interview on Friday, Jan. 13, that around 58...
(SATELLITE IMAGE / PAGASA WEBSITE) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Jan. 13, said the low pressure area (LPA) combined with the effect of the shear line may continue to cause rains in some parts of the country until Monday, Jan....
Widespread flooding due to heavy rainfall brought by the trough of a low pressure area (LPA), shear line, and northeast monsoon (amihan) since Jan. 2 has already dealt P308 million worth of damage to the country’s agriculture and infrastructure. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipalities of Gandara and Basey in Samar have declared a state of calamity due to the damage caused by heavy rain and flood spawned by the shear line and low-pressure area (LPA) affecting Eastern Visayas. The Sangguniang Bayan of Basey, during its special session on...
(SATELLITE IMAGE / PAGASA WEBSITE) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned against flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas due to the prevalence of three rain-inducing weather systems—the low pressure area (LPA),...
(SATELLITE IMAGE / PAGASA WEBSITE) The low pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao still has a slim chance of developing into a tropical depression in 24 hours, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is not ruling out the possibility of an...
(DSWD-DROMIC / FACEBOOK) There are still 3,349 families or 11,004 people affected by the widespread flooding in recent weeks who remain in 52 evacuation centers, based on a report by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Jan. 10. DSWD said that there are also 41 families, or...
