MANILA, Philippines — The combined effects of storms Crising (international name: Wipha) and Dante (Francisco), the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” and Typhoon Emong (Co-may) resulted in the flooding of the San Agustin Church complex in Intramuros, Manila,…
BACOLOD CITY—The entire Negros Occidental was placed in a state of calamity to speed up assistance to sugarcane plantations hit by the outbreak of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) and localities affected by extensive damage caused by…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is unlocking P15 million in calamity funds to unclog waterways after officially declaring a state of calamity on Tuesday, July 22. The Cebu City Council approved the declaration during its regular…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday morning that Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the southwest monsoon or habagat had left 5 dead and 7 missing. Three of those…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Strong winds caused a tree to fall in Tuburan town in midwestern Cebu, damaging two vehicles — one of which was an ambulance — and injured two passengers. According to the Tuburan Municipal…
BAGUIO CITY — The torrential rains and strong winds spawned by Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” triggered rockslides in this city on Saturday, July 19, with a massive boulder breaking loose from a mountainside and rolling down onto…
MANILA, Philippines — Expect heavy rains to persist in parts of the country until Tuesday next week due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha) and the southwest monsoon (“habagat”), the Philippine…
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha) intensified into a severe tropical storm as it exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Saturday morning, a weather update from the state weather agency said. Crising…
MANILA, Philippines — Over 1,100 passengers, truck drivers and cargo helpers were stranded on Friday afternoon in various ports nationwide amid the effects of Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha), said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). According…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fishermen in the Municipality of Bantayan need not to worry about having food on their table despite the unfavorable weather for fishing as they receive food aid from the town’s local government unit…
LEGAZPI CITY – Nearly 100 passengers are stranded in three ports in the Bicol region due to Tropical Storm Crising, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday. In a phone interview, PCG 5 (Bicol) Commander, Commodore Ivan…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Storm or no storm, Cebu is still in for a wet ride. Although not directly hit by Tropical Storm Crising, the weather system’s pull on the southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to dump rains…
