CEBU CITY – Anticipating the negative effects of El Niño, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is ramping up several water supply projects. MCWD General Manager DX Lapid said they have been coordinating closely with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services...
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature 's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil...
FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe is prodding government agencies to come up with innovative interventions that would protect fisherfolks ' livelihoods, strengthen food security, and at the same time advance marine biodiversity conservation. During a recent House Committee on...
De La Salle University (DLSU) economists have lowered their 2026 economic growth forecast anew, warning that mounting global and domestic shocks could leave the Philippine economy posting its slowest post-pandemic expansion this year. In their latest report on the Philippine economy for June 2026...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is calling on the public and government agencies to prepare early due to the expected impacts of El Niño in the coming months. PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel Servando noted that El Niño conditions are...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all commanders and personnel to strengthen water conservation efforts and prepare assistance measures for communities amid threats of adverse effects of El Niño. This came after weather experts warned that...
As the country faces the possibility of another El Niño event, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday, June 12, urged communities and businesses to adopt water-saving measures early. On June 9, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said El Niño conditions have emerged in the tropical Pacific, and a full El Niño event is likely to develop in the coming months. In an advisory on Tuesday, June 9, PAGASA said that sea surface temperature...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) would likely continue hiking interest rates this year despite the lower-than-expected inflation rate in May, even as the pace of monetary policy tightening may be more gradual as economic growth remains subdued, according to Singapore-based United Overseas Bank...
Rainy days are back! The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, June 4, officially declared the start of the rainy season in the country, as the southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat,” brings more frequent rainfall across most...
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. warned that the Philippine peso could plunge to as low as ₱64.5 against the United States (US) dollar if the Middle East war re-escalates, with the decline worsened further by a global “super” El Niño and a hawkish US central bank. MUFG analysts wrote...
As El Niño becomes more likely to develop between June and August, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that the Philippines may face extreme weather events in the coming months, with heavy rains early in the period before conditions...
