As the school year opens and the rainy season sets in, the Department of Health (DOH) has intensified its dengue prevention drive in public schools nationwide, urging the sustained enforcement of the “Alas Kwatro Kontra Mosquito” campaign. Reintroduced in campuses, the campaign calls for the...
Malacañang said flood mitigation remains a key government priority as the country braces for heavier rainfall amid the start of the school year, with major infrastructure works underway and master plans completed for river basin systems across the country. In a press briefing, Communications...
The implementation of the EDSA upgrade may be moved to after the rainy season as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reviewed a revised rehabilitation plan aimed at adopting faster and more cost-efficient construction methods. “We are testing the structural bearing capacity of the...
Amid steady rains sweeping across the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resumed dredging operations in major rivers and esteros as part of intensified efforts to ease flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas this rainy season. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the...
As the rainy season begins, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced that it has mobilized its volunteers and prepositioned essential resources nationwide to ensure a swift response to potential emergencies—including floods, landslides, and other weather-related disasters. “The Philippine Red...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has suspended the daily issuance of heat index reports following the declaration of the onset of the rainy season. In an advisory released on Tuesday, June 3, PAGASA announced that the suspension takes effect...
Despite the onset of the rainy season, dangerously high heat index levels may still affect 36 areas across the country on Tuesday, June 3. Based on the latest forecast from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Guiuan, Eastern Samar may record...
Bring out your umbrellas and rain boots as the Philippines officially welcomes the rainy season. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced on Monday, June 2 the start of the season following several days of scattered to widespread rainfall...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has confirmed the return of the southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat,” as of Friday, May 30. The weather bureau said this development may lead to the official start of the rainy season within the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the southwesterly wind flow began affecting parts of Luzon on Thursday, May 29. PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja explained that the southwesterly wind flow is considered the initial phase of the...
Parts of Luzon are likely to experience significant rainfall over the next few days due to the combined effects of the southwesterly wind flow and frontal system, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, May 28. During PAGASA’s...
The onset of the rainy season could be near as southwesterly winds are expected to prevail over western Luzon this weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, May 27. The southwesterly wind flow, which is often the precursor to...
