More than 15,800 residents across Luzon were rescued and evacuated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as intensified rains from the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” caused widespread flooding in several provinces. The PCG said its teams conducted simultaneous rescue operations and preemptive...
Amid the prolonged effects of the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has placed its disaster response operations on “Red Alert” in parts of Luzon and the Visayas. The agency said it heightened its alert status in compliance with...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has directed city personnel to consult vendors before carrying out clearing or confiscation activities that could affect their livelihood. Belmonte issued the directive during the Quezon City Vendors’ Summit 2026, or Vendors’ Summit 2.0, held Aug. 25–26 at the...
U.S. hurricane season is gearing up. And from Amanda and Boris onward, tropical cyclones ' names in the Pacific region are unfolding quickly. But why the monikers each year? Or at all? Humans have given names to the world around them for almost as long as language itself has existed, but...
Vendors in Baclaran, Parañaque City kept their stalls open and continued earning despite successive heavy rains that hit Metro Manila over the past two weeks. The absence of flooding in the busy commercial district was attributed to the continuing flood-prevention efforts of the city government...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed a ₱2.23 billion tax evasion case against offshore online gaming operator Hongsheng Gaming Technology Inc. after its investigation uncovered underreporting of revenues and unremitted taxes. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO CAR) took part in relief operations to help families affected by the tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon, or "habagat", in La Trinidad, Benguet on August 19. Spearheaded by the Philippine National...
Floodwaters along G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City receded in about an hour and a half on Wednesday, Aug. 19, following pumping and clearing operations amid heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Residents near the San Juan River said the flooding in the area subsided faster than...
TINGLOY, Batangas-The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Sub-Station (CGSS) Tingloy conducted clearing and de-clogging operations in some barangays here on Tuesday, Aug. 18, following the major flooding on the main road caused by heavy rainfall. Barangays 13 and 15 were the most affected by floodings,...
Heavy rain and strong winds toppled an old sampaloc tree that blocked a road and tilted two telecommunications posts at the corner of Sct. Albano and Panay Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. The tree fell at around 4 p.m., nearly hitting passing vehicles...
More than 6,500 families in Calumpit, Bulacan received relief goods from the provincial government on Wednesday, August 12, as floodwaters continued to swamp the town. Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, Vice Gov. Alex Castro, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) head Rowena J. Tiongson,...
With nearly the entire town of Hagonoy submerged, Mayor Charo Sy-Alvarado Mendoza directed police to provide free rides to stranded residents. At 8:27 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, personnel of the Hagonoy police led by Lt. Col. Leonard M. Lim launched the “Libreng Sakay” program in Brgy. Sto....
