The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Sunday, Aug. 24, that it was keenly observing a new low pressure area (LPA) that has developed within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), warning it could bring rains to parts of the country in the coming days. The OCD conducted a hybrid inter-agency...
Tropical Cyclone “Isang” and the southwest monsoon brought heavy rains that resulted in the pre-emptive evacuation of more than 1,500 individuals and flooding in 27 areas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Saturday, Aug. 23. A report from the...
Tropical Storm Isang (international name: Kajiki) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat), which is expected to bring strong winds and rough sea conditions in several parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric,...
Tropical Depression Isang, which intensified into a tropical storm early Saturday, August 23, is still being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 8 a.m., PAGASA...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday evening, Aug. 22, that tropical depression Isang had moved over the West Philippine Sea after crossing Northern Luzon in the past 12 hours. As of 10 p.m., the center of the tropical depression...
Tropical depression Isang slightly slowed down as it continued to cross Northern Luzon on Friday, Aug. 22, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 4 p.m., Isang was moving west-northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph) and was last...
The Manila city government conducted a Special Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council meeting at the City Hall to discuss the onslaught of heavy rains and severe flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Tropical Depression Isang on Friday, Aug. 22. According to...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said tropical depression Isang made landfall over Casiguran, Aurora at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. Isang has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 90 kph....
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered the suspension of afternoon classes in the city on Friday, Aug. 22, based on the recommendation of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) due to inclement weather and flooding in the city. The mayor ordered the...
A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Luzon and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” are expected to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms over most of the Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 21, during the observance of the Ninoy Aquino Day, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
Tropical depression “Huaning” exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is now monitoring a new low-pressure area (LPA) east of Visayas that could become a...
Tropical depression Huaning is moving slowly northward and is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, based on the latest forecast from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 5 p.m., Monday,...
