(UPDATED STORY) At least 13 people have died while more than 1.3 million others have been affected by the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and the previous tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay,” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday, Aug. 10. The latest...
Wasting no time, Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo has formally sought a congressional inquiry into the non-operation of the Tumana and Iwahig pumping stations during the onslaught of the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat. Quimbo filed House Resolution (HR) No. 1342 on Monday, Aug. 10, a day...
The death toll from the heavy rains due to tropical cyclones in the past days but are continuously being induced by southwest monsoon rose to 15 in the updated reports from the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP spokesman Col. Allen Rae Co said a total of six people were also reported missing...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to ensure that assistance reaches all residents affected by Tropical Storm Luis, Typhoon Maymay, and the southwest monsoon, or habagat, as the government recorded 12 casualties from the combined weather disturbances. Marcos convened a situation...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned of possible flooding in low-lying communities along the Tullahan River as La Mesa Dam in Quezon City neared its spilling level on Monday, Aug. 10. PAGASA said in its Hydrological Dam Situationer No. 1...
The House of Representatives has cancelled its scheduled plenary session on Monday, Aug. 10 due to heavy rainfall and flooding. This, as House personnel were placed on a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement “In view of the heavy rainfall and flooding brought about by the Southwest Monsoon, a...
Angat Dam in Bulacan has risen significantly amid rains brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” moving past the 160-meter critical level, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Aug. 10. As of 8 a.m....
The Muntinlupa City government deployed a skeleton workforce while the Pateros municipal government ordered all employees to report to work on Aug. 10 amid the continuous rains in Metro Manila. Muntinlupa Ruffy Biazon and Pateros Mayor Gerald German issued directives related to...
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” is expected to gradually weaken over the next few days after the typhoon with the international name “Dolphin” made landfall in mainland China, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday, Aug. 10....
At least 5,428 residents in Quezon City were evacuated as heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” triggered severe flooding in several communities. The Quezon City government said 1,509 families from 18 barangays were staying in designated evacuation sites as of 5:32...
State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is ready to extend up to ₱40,000 in emergency loans to members and pensioners affected by Tropical Storm Maymay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, or Habagat, once their areas are officially placed under a state of calamity. In a...
Police forces in areas continuously being pounded by heavy rains were instructed to coordinate with local officials for the evacuation of residents in flood and landslide-prone areas. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said local police forces were...
