Tropical Depression “Caloy” (international name: Hagupit) weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) on Monday evening, May 11, while another weather disturbance being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to develop into a cyclone, according to the State...
The heat index in Borongan, Eastern Samar soared to 48 degrees Celsius (°C) on Monday, May 11, the highest recorded so far this hot and dry season, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Several other areas across the country also...
Tropical Storm “Caloy” (international name: Hagupit) is expected to gradually weaken as it continues moving over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, May 10. PAGASA said the center of Caloy was estimated at...
Tropical Storm Hagupit entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday evening, May 9, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The state weather bureau said it was assigned the local name “Caloy.” “At 6:00 PM today,...
Despite a tropical storm approaching the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), several areas across the country still recorded dangerous heat index levels ranging from 42°C to 44°C on Friday, May 8, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, May 8, that it has activated disaster response preparations as Tropical Storm “Hagupit” moved closer to the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). PNP chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said police commanders in areas expected...
Scattered rains may persist in several parts of the country in the next seven days due to the easterlies and approaching Tropical Storm “Hagupit,” said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its weekly weather outlook released on Friday,...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) stepped up clearing operations around Mayon Volcano in Bicol (Region 5) as it prepares for possible lahar flows from a looming weather disturbance that threatens areas already affected by volcanic unrest, an official disclosed on Friday, May 8. OCD spokesperson...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay provincial government, through the Albay Public Safety Emergency Management Office (APSEMO), is closely monitoring a tropical storm expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this weekend and be locally named ‘’Caloy.’’ In an interview Thursday,...
The tropical storm spotted east of the country is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this weekend and will be named “Caloy,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, May 7. PAGASA weather specialist...
One of the low-pressure areas (LPAs) being monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), while the other has intensified into a tropical depression on Tuesday afternoon, May 5. PAGASA...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Farmers from four barangays in Camalig, Albay are facing total crop loss after their farmlands were blanketed by ashfall reaching up to two to three inches thick from the eruption of Mayon Volcano on Saturday. In a phone interview with the Manila Bulletin, Camalig Mayor...
