Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV called for greater transparency in government spending after flooding in several parts of the country killed at least 19 people and displaced thousands. Flooding hit parts of the National Capital Region, Southern Luzon, Northern Luzon, and Central Luzon following...
The number of classrooms damaged by the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone “Maymay” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” has climbed to 3,924, up from 2,424 reported a day earlier, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday, Aug. 10. Based on DepEd’s latest situation report...
Parts of Luzon have received nearly a month’s worth of normal rainfall in just nine days due to the passage of tropical cyclones and the enhancement of the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday, Aug. 10....
More than 850 individuals from 243 families have been displaced across Manila as days of continuous rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) forced residents in low-lying and riverside communities to evacuate and seek safer ground as of Monday morning, August 10. Data from the Manila...
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” is expected to gradually weaken over the next few days after the typhoon with the international name “Dolphin” made landfall in mainland China, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday, Aug. 10....
A motorcycle rider was injured after a tree fell on him along Don Quijote Street in Sampaloc, Manila, on Sunday night, August 9, as strong winds and heavy rains swept through the city. The rider was traversing the road when the tree suddenly collapsed, striking both him and his motorcycle. He was...
Flooding persisted in multiple parts of the capital by Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, as continuous rains from the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Tropical Depression “Maymay,” inundated key roads and low-lying communities. As of 2:02 p.m., the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
Intense rains will continue to batter parts of Luzon and the Visayas through Tuesday, Aug. 11, as two tropical cyclones outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is monitoring three weather systems outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), including Typhoon Dolphin, which continues to enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” PAGASA weather...
Two dams in Benguet released water through several gates on Saturday, Aug. 8, as heavy rains continued to affect the province. This was based on data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Data showed that four gates of the Ambuklao Dam were...
Typhoon Dolphin is enhancing the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” which is bringing heavy rains particularly over the western section of Luzon and rainy conditions over other parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
Tropical Depression Maymay (international name “Kujira”) and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” dumped more than 150 millimeters of rain in parts of Luzon over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, Aug....
