ILIGAN CITY – The Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council through chairman Mayor Frederick W. Siao suspended classes here on Thursday, Jan. 12, due to bad weather caused by the shear line and low-pressure area. Siao cancelled classes from nursery to Grade 12, including...
(SATELLITE IMAGE / PAGASA WEBSITE) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned against flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas due to the prevalence of three rain-inducing weather systems—the low pressure area (LPA),...
ONLY the rooftop of a house in Barangay Tumaga in Zamboanga City can be seen after rising water level from a river caused severe flooding in the area. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate to safer grounds as strong rains battered this...
TACLOBAN CITY – Hundreds of families fled their homes and work and classes remain suspended in some areas in Eastern Visayas due to incessant rain and flood on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone appealed to the Department of Agriculture to provide rice-certified seeds to...
(MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) The low pressure area (LPA) and shear line are expected to continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida on 28 September 2022, costing $112.9bn in damages. (NASA Earth Observatory/AFP) WASHINGTON, United States – Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with...
(MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) The low pressure area (LPA) and northeast monsoon may continue to bring light to heavy rains over parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, Jan. 10. PAGASA said the...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Due to the low-pressure area (LPA) affecting Visayas and Mindanao, heavy rain and flooding were experienced here and other areas in Eastern Visayas on Monday, Jan. 9. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council issued a red rainfall warning in Leyte and Biliran,...
(MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) The trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the country’s area of responsibility may continue to cause rains over parts of Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways said on Saturday, Jan. 7, that clearing operations are under way on roads in Aurora affected by landslides triggered by heavy rains. According to the Aurora District Engineering Office, the Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road is one lane passable in the following...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally called "amihan," Baguio City's air temperature on Saturday morning, Jan. 7, dropped to 14.6°C. Baguio City (COMMONS WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The state weather bureau is monitoring three weather systems – a low pressure area, the shear line, and the northeast monsoon – that may continue to bring rains in most parts of the country in the next 24-hour period. This newly-formed LPA was last spotted 1,000 kilometers (km) east of...
