ZAMBOANGA CITY – A whirlwind destroyed 10 houses in Barangay Kud-kud, Siasi municipality, Sulu province on Tuesday. Nine houses on stilts were totally destroyed while the roof of one house was blown off. Siasi Mayor Ben Sayeed Muksan said financial assistance to the affected families are...
TACLOBAN CITY – Around 20 people were trapped between two landslide sites in Barangay Candelaria, Matag-ob, Leyte, Monday night. Responders were able to secure passengers of a mini-bus struck by a fallen tree as a result of the landslide due to continuous rains in the municipality. The Municipal...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecasts generally fair weather across most of Luzon on Sunday, August 24, following the exit of Tropical Storm Isang (international name: Kajiki). In a weather update on Saturday, August 23, PAGASA weather...
Tropical Storm Isang (international name: Kajiki) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat), which is expected to bring strong winds and rough sea conditions in several parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric,...
Tropical Depression Isang, which intensified into a tropical storm early Saturday, August 23, is still being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 8 a.m., PAGASA...
Residents in Luzon and the Visayas should prepare for scattered rains this weekend as the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” continue to affect the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” and easterly winds will be the dominant weather systems affecting the country from Aug. 15 to 22, based on the latest weather outlook. From Aug. 15 to 16, PAGASA...
The southwest monsoon (habagat) will continue to bring rains to several parts of the Philippines on Saturday, August 9, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) while a tropical storm, still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility...
Warm and mostly dry conditions will prevail over most of the country in the next three days, while the southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to affect extreme Northern Luzon, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) on Sunday, Aug. 3. PAGASA weather specialist...
Northern Luzon is expected to experience rains and cloudy skies on Saturday, August 2, as the southwest monsoon or habagat continues to affect the region, while the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitors a tropical depression located outside...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Wednesday, July 30, urged Filipinos to treat weather literacy as a daily necessity rather than merely a disaster response measure, citing the country’s continued exposure to severe storms and climate-related threats. In a one-day orientation on disaster risk...
Tropical Depression Emong (international name: Co-may) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), prompting the state weather bureau to lift all tropical cyclone wind signals as of Saturday morning, July 26. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...