Setting the wheels in motion on the President’s commitment to go after unscrupulous contractors, the Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered an immediate fraud audit of all flood-control projects implemented in Bulacan province, which received the biggest share of funding in Central Luzon from 2022 to 2025. In a memorandum dated Aug. 12, COA Chair […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) formed west of the country but is not projected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather agency said in its latest update. Designated as 08C, the LPA developed from a cloud cluster on Friday night, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, is forecast to continue bringing rains to most parts of the country, including Metro Manila, on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Based on Pagasa’s morning update, weather specialist Loriedin De La Cruz-Galicia said the following areas in Luzon are […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and other parts of the country are expected to experience scattered rains on Thursday due to the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Based on Pagasa’s 5 a.m. forecast, weather specialist Chenel Dominguez reported that the habagat is expected […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Gorio (international name: Podul) further intensified as it was about to make landfall over southern Taiwan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday. Pagasa said Gorio and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” are forecast to bring rain to many parts of the country on Wednesday.In an […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or “habagat” is forecast to bring rains to the western part of the country on Tuesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In its 5:00 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina said the Mimaropa region (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) will […]
Read MoreThe number of Filipinos affected by the recent Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong went up to 9,720,352 individuals or 2,661,857 families, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday. Of this number, 7,479 families or 28,500 individuals were served inside evacuation centers, while 265 ECs and 11,957 families or 40,597 persons […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A severe tropical storm may enter the country’s boundary by Sunday night, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In its morning forecast, Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina said Severe Tropical Storm Podul was last spotted 1,875 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon around 3 a.m. “In the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — High chances of rain were forecast across most of the country due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) on Saturday, August 9, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In Pagasa’s Saturday morning weather forecast, specialist Grace Castañeda said cloudy skies and high chances of rain would prevail over the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The tropical storm with the international name Podul may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sunday or Monday next week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Friday. In a 5 a.m. weather forecast, Pagasa weather specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said the storm was last spotted […]
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