The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, May 20, said the rainy season is near. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) PAGASA Weather Specialist Benison Estareja, in a public weather forecast on Saturday, said the rainy season may...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has assured the public that there will be no water shortage in Metro Manila amid the threat posed by El Niño. (File photo) MWSS Administrator Leonor Cleofas said they have prepared “for the worst” in anticipation of the possible impacts of...
Several parts of the country may continue to experience isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the prevalence of the southwesterly surface wind flow, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, May 18. The southwesterly wind...
KORONADAL CITY (PNA) – Heavy downpours triggered flash floods that submerged several communities and forced civilians to flee to safer grounds here on Monday night, May 15. At least four persons were slightly injured and more than 150 individuals or 30 families were rushed to the regional...
Fourteen areas in the Philippines sizzled with a dangerous heat index on Saturday, May 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) disclosed. (Unsplash) The humid weather condition prevails across the archipelago following the onset of warm and dry...
Warm and humid weather conditions will still prevail in most parts of the Philippines on Saturday, May 13, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (MB Visual Content Group) Filipinos throughout the archipelago may expect generally fair weather...
Fewer Filipino families reported experiencing involuntary hunger in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Thursday, May 11. In the March 26-29 survey, SWS found that 9.8 percent of Filipino families, or about 2.7 million households,...
Nearly half of Filipinos believe it is “dangerous” to print or broadcast things critical of the administration, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The SWS survey, which was conducted from Dec. 10 to 14, 2022 and made public on Tuesday, May 9, revealed that 47 percent of adult...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in the first quarter of 2023 found that, based on the type of food Filipinos eat, 39 percent of families rated themselves as “food-poor,” 35 percent as “borderline food-poor,” and 26 percent as “not food-poor.” In the survey results made...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey made public on Sunday, May 7 revealed that 51 percent of Filipino families considered themselves as “mahirap” or “poor,” 30 percent rated themselves as “borderline” or in-between poor and non-poor, and 19 percent considered themselves as “hindi...
The state weather bureau on Saturday morning, May 6, said scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may persist in Palawan due to a low pressure area (LPA). (MB Visual Content Group) Spotted 115 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
ILOILO CITY – Several areas in Western Visayas have been flooded due to intermittent rainfall in the past two days amid the searing heat. As of May 4, the Western Visayas-Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council recorded flooding in parts of Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo. A...
