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...
Two weather systems are expected to continue bringing rains in most parts of the country on Saturday, Jan. 14, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. (Pixabay) These two weather systems, according to the state weather bureau, are the...
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...
The Department of Public Works and-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) urged motorists on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to either take alternate routes or observe precautions while passing the Marikina River bridge which is currently under repair. DPWH-NCR Director Loreta Malaluan said the bridge is under...
Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers may persist in most parts of Luzon and Visayas on Friday, Jan. 6, due to the prevalence of shear line and the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan.” (PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The rainy weather condition experienced in most parts of the country may persist until the weekend due to the effects of shear line and the northeast monsoon, also known as “amihan,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday...
The state weather bureau on Thursday, Jan. 5, said the low pressure area (LPA) spotted east of Roxas City, Capiz may possibly dissipate within the day. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is currently monitoring three weather systems: the...
The low pressure area (LPA) spotted 145 kilometers (km) southeast of General Santos City may enter the Philippine boundary, but it remains less likely to develop into a cyclone, the state weather bureau said on Tuesday, Jan. 3. (Pixabay) Although less likely to develop into a tropical cyclone, the...
Twelve people were added to the growing list of individuals who died due to shearline-induced rains that caused widespread floods in different parts of the country during the Christmas weekend. (L-R) Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
The damage wrought by the heavy rains to agriculture and infrastructure in Mindanao and two other regions has reached almost P300 million so far, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Thursday, Dec, 29. The NDRRMC data also disclosed that the heavy rains...
The death toll due to flooding and intense rains brought by a shearline during the Christmas season has reached 25 on Wednesday, Dec. 28, as top disaster officials flew to Northern Mindanao (Region 10) to extend assistance to one of the hardest-hit regions. (Sitting, R-L) National Disaster Risk...
Seven more people were added to the government’s list of people who died due to intense rains and flooding brought by a shearline and the northeast monsoon (amihan) during the Christmas weekend which brought the death toll to 13, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, Dec. 27. Philippine...
