Parishioners and members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) clean the San Antonio de Padua Parish in Brgy. San Antonio in Quezon City on Thursday, July 25, a day after it was flooded during the onslaught of the Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon. (Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) While...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, April 18 projected an 80 percent chance of El Niño developing between June and August, up from the previous forecast of 55 percent last month. PAGASA Deputy Administrator Esperanza Cayanan in a...
Consumer rights group stages exhibit by pandemic-hit artists FOOD FOR THOUGHT Artificial Flavor by Geronimo Santos We are bombarded with products that promise instant gratification but most of them are made of artificial ingredients deceive customers. Contemporary visual artists who have been...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Last week’s southwest monsoon habagat that was intensified by Typhoon Fabian brought more rain than the unforgettable Typhoon Ondoy, yet Marikina was spared from massive flooding. The continuous rainfall at 2 a.m. last Saturday recorded at 134...
Actress Cristine Reyes recently opened up on how natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes give her "anxiety." She was among those "terrified" following the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit Calatagan, Batangas, early Saturday morning, July 24, amid typhoon Fabian. "Living on top of a...
With the non-stop rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon “Ulysses” to Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the decade-old memories of Tropical Strom “Ondoy” has resurfaced as Marikina City is once again tested by another formidable foe, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro...
