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...
Severe Tropical Storm Uwan (Fung-wong) continues to bring rains and gusty winds over parts of Northern Luzon, even as the storm’s center is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said...
Taal Volcano produced a brief phreatomagmatic burst on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12, sending grayish plumes above the Main Crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The three-minute event, from 6:51 a.m. to 6:54 a.m., generated plumes that rose up to 2,800 meters...
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is considering selling its stake in the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) as losses continue to mount, according to business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan. “We continue to lose money on LRT-1, and I think we’re considering selling...
Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) has weakened into a severe tropical storm while remaining outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but strong winds continue to affect parts of Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Tuesday, Nov. 11, but 32 areas in Luzon remain under tropical cyclone wind signals, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of 5 a.m., the...
Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) has further intensified while moving west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, November 8. In its tropical...
Tropical cyclone “Uwan” (international name: Fung-wong) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday evening, Nov. 7, after intensifying into a typhoon over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said....
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday afternoon, Nov. 7 raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 21 areas even before Severe Tropical Storm Fung-wong, now locally named “Uwan,” enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility...
Malacañang said the alleged humiliation of the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 (LRT-1) Baclaran station manager by acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez during an inspection has not yet been brough to President Marcos ' attention, but it will likely reach him. "Sa ngayon po, wala pa po...
After pummeling Northern Mindanao, the Visayas, and Palawan, Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) has moved over the West Philippine Sea as of Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 5, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. At 4 p.m., the eye of...
