Damage to agriculture and infrastructure due to the three weather systems that have been affecting the country – typhoons “Goring” and “Hanna” and southwest monsoon (habagat) – already reached P551 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on...
(Photo courtesy of Pixabay) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, Sept. 1 that the cyclone-enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” may continue to bring occasional rains to Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon for the next...
“Hanna” (international name: Haikui) intensified into a typhoon on Friday, Sept. 1, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is still unlikely to make landfall over any part of the country. Typhoon Hanna has maximum sustained winds of...
Angat Dam (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) The water level in Angat Dam went up on Friday, Sept. 1 due to heavy rains from the cyclone-enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat,” said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In the PAGASA’s 6 a.m,...
(PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, Aug. 31 that severe tropical storm Hanna (international name: Haikui) is unlikely to make landfall. However, it may partly enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” which may...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental sustained P120,824,933.71 in damage to agriculture, fisheries, and livestock due to typhoon “Goring” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Thirteen areas recorded P116,808,553.71 in damage to rice, corn, and high-value commercial crops, affecting 2,888...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) urged residents near the Angat River to prepare for possible flooding as the Ipo Dam is set to release water on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 31. “The water level of Ipo Dam as of 10 a.m. was 101.13 meters and...
The southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” which is being enhanced by three tropical cyclones, is expected to continue to bring “significant amounts of rains” over Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon in the next three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, Aug. 31, that three tropical cyclones near the country are enhancing the effect of the southwest monsoon, or "habagat," which is causing rains in several areas. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released an initial P1 million in aid for flood victims and others displaced by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by typhoon “Goring” in Western Visayas. DSWD-6 distributes relief goods to an elderly...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, Aug. 23 said the trough of the low-pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to most of the country in the next 24 hours. The LPA was last...
The trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon may bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 22. PAGASA...
