A stronger surge of the northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” is expected to affect parts of the country in the coming days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, December 12, while ruling out the presence of any tropical cyclone...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks to end excessive and unreasonable parking fees imposed by malls, commercial establishments, and parking facilities by institutionalizing standardized rates and free parking under certain conditions. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1001,...
Tropical Depression Wilma slightly accelerated early Friday, December 5, as it continued to move west-southwestward over the Philippine Sea. In its 5 a.m. tropical cyclone advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said TD Wilma’s...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has called out the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for misleading the public on the true scope of the No Balance Billing (NBB) policy. According to Cayetano, the term “no balance billing” (NBB)...
Marking a major shift toward a more equitable, accountable, and discrimination-free work environment for over one million teaching and non-teaching personnel nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) has officially rolled out its new Inclusive Employment (IE) Policy. In a statement issued...
Tropical Storm Verbena (international name: Koto) continued to move over the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday morning, Nov. 26, after making five landfalls across Caraga, central Visayas, and Palawan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said....
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tropical Depression Verbena intensified into a tropical storm as it approaches Calamian Islands and the northern part of mainland Palawan on Tuesday evening, Nov. 25. This prompted the issuance of...
Tropical Depression Verbena, which has made four landfalls since Monday, Nov. 24, continued to move across the Sulu Sea on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25, and was expected to pass near or over Cuyo Islands before making its fifth landfall over the northern portion of Palawan on Tuesday evening, the...
Tropical Depression Verbena moved toward the Negros Island Region after making three landfalls in Caraga and Central Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, Nov. 25. PAGASA recorded Verbena’s landfalls in Bayabas, Surigao...
Tropical Depression Verbena made landfall over Bayabas, Surigao del Sur at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The weather disturbance had maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the...
Tropical Depression Verbena maintained its strength on Monday, Nov. 24, as it moved toward the Caraga region, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to place 27 areas in Visayas, northeastern Mindanao, and southern Luzon under Tropical...
A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao has developed into a tropical depression and was named “Verbena,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, Nov. 24. It is the third tropical cyclone to form inside the Philippine Area of...
