Tropical Depression Neneng is not expected to make landfall in the country as it heads toward northern Taiwan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, Aug. 19. PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja said Neneng would continue...
Three tropical depressions are being monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, Aug. 19, including Tropical Depression Neneng inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and two others outside the PAR. As of 4 a.m.,...
Classes at all levels in public and private schools across several Metro Manila cities were suspended on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as local governments took precautionary measures amid continued rains brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat. In Marikina City, both face-to-face and online classes at...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored east of Northern Luzon developed into a tropical depression Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, and was named “Neneng” by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Neneng is the third tropical cyclone to...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, Aug. 18, is monitoring two low-pressure areas (LPAs), one of which has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours. PAGASA weather specialist Veronica Torres...
The extreme rainfall events being experienced in parts of the country are consistent with the rainfall pattern typically observed during El Niño, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, Aug. 17. PAGASA had warned as early as April...
Several local government units in Metro Manila announced the suspension of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 18, due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, Aug. 17, that the...
Several parts of Quezon City experienced waist-deep flooding as rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” persisted on Monday, Aug. 17. The deepest flooding, reaching 37 inches, was recorded along Caragay Street and Dulo Interior West Riverside in Barangay Damayan as of 11:20 a.m.,...
Agricultural damage from tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” has exceeded ₱1 billion, based on the latest estimate of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a bulletin on Monday, Aug. 17, the DA said the agriculture sector has incurred ₱1.03...
A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Northern Luzon has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and could develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours , the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, Aug. 17. PAGASA...
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” is expected to continue affecting Luzon and parts of Visayas over the next five days, bringing moderate to heavy rains to several areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, Aug. 16. PAGASA...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone or affect any part of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, Aug. 15....