The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has placed its operations center on red alert, its highest emergency status, in preparation for the possible impact of Typhoon “Nando” (international name: Ragasa). The NDRRMC issued Memorandum Number 245 series of 2025 which...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that its decision to raise the military’s status to red alert was unrelated to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s cancellation of his planned trip to New York, United States. AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth...
A weak ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, producing grayish plumes that rose about 600 meters above the crater, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Alert Level 2 remains in effect over Kanlaon,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Sept. 1 said persistent volcanic tremors and visible gas emissions have been recorded at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater since late August. Visible degassing plumes were first observed on Aug. 29, as confirmed by recent...
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has scheduled a yellow alert for the Visayas grid from the afternoon to evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5, due to unplanned power outages and a high system demand in the region. The Visayas grid was placed on yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., as there have...
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...
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is placing the Visayas and Mindanao grids on yellow alert due to power plant outages and high system demand. Effective Friday, Aug. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m., the two regions will be put on a yellow alert—an advisory issued when the operating margin is...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the alert status of Kanlaon Volcano from Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) to Alert Level 2 (moderate unrest) on Tuesday, July 29, following signs of decreased volcanic activity since its last eruption on May 13. According to...
While Malacañang acknowledged that China has the right to issue a security alert for Chinese students who are considering studying in the Philippines, the Palace insisted that the country remains safe for foreign students. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has lowered the alert level in Iran from level 3 to 2. It brings the alert level from voluntary repatriation to restriction phase. "In view of the positive developments in the security situation in Iran, the Department of Foreign Affairs lowers the Alert...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, June 30, that it has lowered the crisis alert level in Israel from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) effective immediately because of the improved security situation in the country. The statement was made amid the...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there is already a recommendation to lower the crisis alert level from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) in Israel, although the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will still hold. However, DFA...