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The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 5,486 leptospirosis cases nationwide this year and warned that infections may continue to rise in the next two weeks following recent rains and flooding. During a press briefing on Friday, Aug. 28, DOH Undersecretary Gloria Balboa said the cases were...

Quezon City recorded a 138-percent increase in leptospirosis cases from Aug. 5 to 18, pushing the number above the city’s alert threshold amid continued rains brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat). The Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (QCESD) recorded 62 new cases and five...

Flooding subsided in all monitored areas of Quezon City by 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, with every location in the latest road‑status report marked clear. The affected areas were in Barangays Apolonio Samson, Damayan, Del Monte, Doña Imelda, Doña Josefa, Manresa, Mariblo, Masambong, Paang...

Clearing operations continued in several parts of Quezon City as floodwaters receded amid the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” The Quezon City government, through its Department of Engineering, continued to monitor the situation while clearing accumulated garbage and dirt from affected roads...

Several roads in Quezon City were flooded to varying depths on Saturday night, Aug. 8, with water reaching more than five feet in one area and waist-deep levels in other parts of the city. As of 10 p.m., the Quezon City government reported more than 60 inches of floodwater at West Riverside corner...