Quezon City recorded an 80-percent decline in families in evacuation centers amid the intensified southwest monsoon or “habagat,” compared with the number during its onset last year. As of Aug. 11, the city recorded 2,146 affected families or 8,220 individuals in evacuation centers, down...
La Mesa Dam’s water level fell below the critical threshold on Tuesday, Aug. 11, but residents in low-lying areas along the Tullahan River were still urged to take precautions against possible flooding. As of 5 p.m., the water level at La Mesa Dam in Quezon City was 79.99 meters, below its...
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” continued to affect Luzon on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with occasional moderate to heavy rains expected over three provinces, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez...
Residents in low-lying areas along the Tullahan River were warned of possible flooding after La Mesa Dam breached its overflow level on Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, amid incessant rains brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” As of 5 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Clearing operations continued in several parts of Quezon City as floodwaters receded amid the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” The Quezon City government, through its Department of Engineering, continued to monitor the situation while clearing accumulated garbage and dirt from affected roads...
The number of classrooms damaged by the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone “Maymay” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” has climbed to 3,924, up from 2,424 reported a day earlier, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday, Aug. 10. Based on DepEd’s latest situation report...
Parts of Luzon have received nearly a month’s worth of normal rainfall in just nine days due to the passage of tropical cyclones and the enhancement of the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday, Aug. 10....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Aug. 10, said it has P6 billion in standby funds and more than 4.98 million family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned nationwide as it continues to assist those affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat’ and tropical...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned of possible flooding in low-lying communities along the Tullahan River as La Mesa Dam in Quezon City neared its spilling level on Monday, Aug. 10. PAGASA said in its Hydrological Dam Situationer No. 1...
Angat Dam in Bulacan has risen significantly amid rains brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” moving past the 160-meter critical level, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Aug. 10. As of 8 a.m....
The Muntinlupa City government deployed a skeleton workforce while the Pateros municipal government ordered all employees to report to work on Aug. 10 amid the continuous rains in Metro Manila. Muntinlupa Ruffy Biazon and Pateros Mayor Gerald German issued directives related to...
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” is expected to gradually weaken over the next few days after the typhoon with the international name “Dolphin” made landfall in mainland China, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday, Aug. 10....
