TACLOBAN CITY -- Due to the low-pressure area (LPA) affecting Visayas and Mindanao, heavy rain and flooding were experienced here and other areas in Eastern Visayas on Monday, Jan. 9. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council issued a red rainfall warning in Leyte and Biliran,...
(MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) The trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the country’s area of responsibility may continue to cause rains over parts of Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways said on Saturday, Jan. 7, that clearing operations are under way on roads in Aurora affected by landslides triggered by heavy rains. According to the Aurora District Engineering Office, the Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road is one lane passable in the following...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally called "amihan," Baguio City's air temperature on Saturday morning, Jan. 7, dropped to 14.6°C. Baguio City (COMMONS WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The state weather bureau is monitoring three weather systems – a low pressure area, the shear line, and the northeast monsoon – that may continue to bring rains in most parts of the country in the next 24-hour period. This newly-formed LPA was last spotted 1,000 kilometers (km) east of...
Two Filipino films featured at Blue Chair Film Festival in Luang Prabang LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Q&A With the film producers and director (from left) Mario Cornejo, Monster Jimenez, and Martika Escobar, following the film screening at the Sofitel Luang Prabang (Photo courtesy of the Blue Chair...
BALER, Aurora – The provincial government suspended classes on all levels in Aurora due to inclement weather on Friday, Jan. 6. Gov. Christian M. Noveras ordered the suspension of classes upon the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and after the...
The state weather bureau, on Friday morning, Jan. 6, warned residents living in low-lying areas and those near the riverbank of Angat River from Norzagaray and Hagonoy to be vigilant against possible flooding due to the rise in river elevation. Angat Dam (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) The...
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...
LUCENA CITY -- Classes in public and private schools and work in government offices were suspended in several towns in the provinces of Quezon and Laguna on Thursday, Jan. 5, due to inclement weather. In Quezon, classes on all levels in the towns of Burdeos, Polillo, including government offices,...
TACLOBAN CITY -- At least 36 families were affected by a landslide due to days of torrential rain in Salcedo Ville, Barangay Tagbacan, Salcedo, Eastern Samar, before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 4. It affected Blocks 9, 3, 2, and 1 of the housing project. No casualties were reported in the landslide...
