The Department of Tourism (DOT) has suspended tourism activities in over 100 destinations across 13 regions due to widespread disruptions caused by typhoon “Emong,” tropical storm “Dante,” and the intensified southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco...
Severe Tropical Storm Emong (international name: Co-may) continues to weaken as it traverses the Cordillera Central and is now poised to exit the Luzon landmass via the Babuyan Channel, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11...
Tropical cyclone “Emong” (international name: Co‑may) has strengthened into a typhoon, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to warn that Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 may be hoisted as it approaches its projected landfall...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a lahar flow advisory for Mayon Volcano on Thursday, July 24, due to potential risks from Tropical Storm “Dante,” Severe Tropical Storm “Emong,” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). Phivolcs warned that heavy...
Tropical cyclone “Emong” (international name: Co-may) intensified into a severe tropical storm on Thursday morning, July 24, while moving over the sea west of Ilocos Region on Thursday morning, July 24, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 on Wednesday evening, July 23, over parts of Pangasinan, as Tropical Storm “Emong” moved closer to the Ilocos Region. As of 10 p.m., Emong was located 235...
11 a.m., July 26 As of 10 a.m. on July 26, “Emong” was located 695 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes and is moving toward the East China Sea. All tropical cyclone wind signals have been lifted. Despite Emong’s exit, PAGASA said the southwest monsoon (habagat) will continue bringing strong...
Floodwaters in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” are receding faster than before due to improved drainage systems and upgraded pumping stations accelerating subsidence, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on...
A total of 1,409 tourists were stranded after transport operations were disrupted by tropical storm “Crising,” prompting the Department of Tourism (DOT) to mobilize its regional offices and extend immediate assistance. In a situational report, the DOT said its regional offices were placed on...
BANAYOYO, Ilocos Sur – A 21-year-old construction worker drowned while retrieving his slippers thrown by his co-worker into a river as a practical joke at the height of tropical storm “Crising” here on Saturday, July 19. Police Capt. Medward G. Galay, Banayoyo chief of police, identified the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, July 19, lifted all tropical cyclone wind signals across the country as Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha) continued to move farther away from the Philippine landmass. In...
The local government of Marikina on Saturday, July 19, prepared for the expected impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) "Crising" by implementing advanced prepositioning measures to ensure the safety of Marikeños. Related story: ...
