The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored over the Philippine Sea has intensified into Tropical Depression Wilma on Thursday morning, Dec. 4, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its tropical cyclone update, the state weather bureau...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is expecting a decrease in the number of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as Tropical Depression “Verbena” approaches the western part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). As of 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, there were four People’s Liberation...
Tropical Depression (TD) “Verbena” disrupted communities across the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, Nov. 25, affecting close to 47,000 individuals and forcing widespread evacuations as floods and landslides hit several provinces, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Close to 6,000 passengers were stranded across 81 seaports in eight regions on Tuesday, Nov. 25, as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) enforced a sweeping no-sail order amid the onslaught of Tropical Depression Verbena. From 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., the PCG recorded 5,832 stranded individuals along with...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended maritime voyages across Bicol (Region 5), the Visayas, and parts of Mimaropa (Region 4B) on Monday, Nov. 24, as Tropical Depression “Verbena” and a prevailing shear line stirred unsafe maritime conditions, prompting authorities to broaden travel...
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...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Nov. 24, warned that Tropical Depression Verbena is likely to bring heavy rainfall and rough seas across parts of the country. Verbena is expected to reach northeastern Mindanao around this noon or...
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...
A new low-pressure area (LPA 11b) east of the country is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday, Nov. 23, and has a “medium chance” of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
A tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has maintained its strength while moving west-northwestward, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, November 1. In its latest tropical cyclone advisory,...
The low-pressure area east of Northeastern Mindanao has intensified into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced on Saturday, November 1. In its latest tropical cyclone advisory issued at 5 a.m., PAGASA said the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued its final advisory for Tropical Depression Salome on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, after the weather disturbance weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) while moving away from the Philippine area of...