Tropical Depression Luis weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) Monday evening, Aug. 3, while another LPA formed over the coastal waters of La Union, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, PAGASA...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended classes here on Tuesday, Aug. 4, due to bad weather from tropical depression ‘’Luis.’’ Magalong issued Executive Order No. 105-2026 cancelling classes, including the number coding scheme, to allow vehicles to be used in emergencies. He said...
Tropical Depression Luis made landfall in Maconacon, Isabela at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. Luis was packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, with gustiness of up to...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Gov. Ramon V. Guico III suspended classes in schools and work in government offices in Pangasinan on Tuesday, Aug. 4, due to tropical cyclone ‘’Luis’’ and the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat.’’ Guico, in Executive Order No. 71, Series of 2026, signed Monday,...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rallied on Monday, Aug. 3, after oil prices fell on news that the United States (US) had halted strikes against Iran to allow peace negotiations to resume. The main index jumped 98.28 points, or 1.58 percent, to close at 6,334.72. Services led the gains,...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects a better performance in the second half of this year after its earnings were trimmed by higher provisioning in the second quarter due to risks arising from the Middle East conflict. In a media briefing on Monday, Aug. 3, to kick off the...
Tropical Depression Luis has affected more than 6,300 families and disrupted sea travel in several areas even as state weather forecasters warned that the cyclone could still make landfall or pass close to Northern Luzon by Monday night, Aug. 3, or early Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Office of Civil Defense...
Tropical Depression Luis is expected to bring heavy rains over parts of Luzon before weakening, but the country may continue to see significant rainfall as a typhoon internationally called “Dolphin” enhances the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Aug. 3, said Tropical Depression Luis may make landfall or pass close to Northern Luzon late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning, Aug. 4. As of 7 a.m. Monday, the center of Luis was estimated at...
Tropical Depression Luis is unlikely to make landfall in the country, but the public should still brace for strong winds and rains as the weather disturbance may linger over the Philippine Sea while the southwest monsoon may strengthen by midweek, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday, Aug. 2, activated its quick response teams as Tropical Depression Luis is expected to bring rains over parts of Luzon. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the agency 's field offices have been directed...
Tropical Depression Luis may intensify into a tropical storm by Monday, Aug. 3, potentially prompting the raising of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 in some areas in Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, Aug. 2. PAGASA...
