AGONCILLO, Batangas -- This town is under a state of calamity due to the effects of storms and the southwest monsoon or "habagat" effective July 23. The Municipal Council led by presiding officer and Vice Mayor Ramjelljan Humarang approved Resolution No. 07-07-2025. Officials said the declaration...
Babies, lactating mothers, and pregnant women among the over 15,000 individuals temporarily sheltered in different evacuation centers in Pasig City are being provided with nutritious food by the city government as part of the Nutrition Month observance. The city 's Nutrition Committee went to...
Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares assured residents that the city 's health centers and medical institutions remain open to serve the public despite the suspension of government work on Thursday, July 24. In his advisory, Ynares said the following facilities are open to serve the public 's...
Rizal Governor Nina Ynares renewed her appeal to the national government to issue a moratorium against quarrying operations in the province that are said to be the primary reason for the severe flooding being experienced in Rizal in the past few days. During her visit to one of the evacuation...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a lahar flow advisory for Mayon Volcano on Thursday, July 24, due to potential risks from Tropical Storm “Dante,” Severe Tropical Storm “Emong,” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). Phivolcs warned that heavy...
More than 24,000 public schools across the country have been impacted by Tropical Depression Dante and the southwest monsoon (habagat), according to the latest situation report from the Department of Education (DepEd). As of Wednesday, July 23, DepEd’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
A fishing boat carrying 11 fishermen and 40,000 liters of oil sank off the coast of Lian, Batangas on Wednesday, July 23, amid the bad weather caused by southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Fishing vessel “Unity World” sank at 2 a.m. around 2.25 nautical miles...
The damage to public infrastructure caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Crising,” Tropical Storm “Dante,” Tropical Depression “Emong,” and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” has reached P3.75 billion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday, July...
Malacañang has announced the suspension of classes in several areas across Luzon and Visayas on Thursday, July 24, due to the continuous heavy rainfall brought about by the Southwest Monsoon. Based on Memorandum Circular No. 91 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Wednesday, July 23,...
As more rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” are expected to drench several parts of the Philippines, the chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said these persistent downpours may be linked to climate change, which...
BACOLOD CITY – Agricultural losses in the province of Negros Occidental caused by tropical cyclone “Crising” have reached P44.49 million as of Tuesday, July 22. A report from the Office of Civil Defense released on Wednesday, July 23, said 1,784 farmers and fisherfolk were displaced and 1,385...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel ordered the delivery of urgent support to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the devastating impact of Tropical Storm ”Crising” and the southwest monsoon (habagat), with damage to the sector now over ₱300 million In a statement,...
