Hotter, stronger El Niño

AP 07/23/2015

WASHINGTON  — Earth dialed the heat up in June, smashing warm temperature records for both the month and the first half of the year. Off-the-charts heat is “getting to be a monthly thing,” said Jessica Blunden, a…

Hot days, less rainfall ahead

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/22/2015

RECENT days have been hot for a rainy season, with temperatures reaching more than 33 degrees Celsius. “The normal weather temperature for the rainy season is 26 to 31 degrees Celsius,” said  Alfredo Quiblat, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical…

Expect hot days in Central Visayas until July 24

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/15/2015

After a spate of rain, Central Visayas will have sunny days starting yesterday until July 24, said a veteran weather official. This was the forecast of Engr. Oscar Tabada, chief meteorologist of PAGASA Visayas, in an agricultural …

Cloudy weather for Cebu, Central Visayas this week

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/12/2015

CEBU and the rest of Central Visayas will experience partly cloudy weather with the exit of typhoon Falcon from the country and tropical depression Goring moving towards Japan. “So far there is no low pressure area (LPA)…

El Niño damage rises to P211M

06/27/2015

Cebu disaster council gets P44M for emergency response projects by Juli Ann Sibi UP Cebu Intern Damage in Cebu from the dry spell  caused by the El Niño phenomenon has increased to more than P211 million, disaster…

Rainy season begins

Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/24/2015

BRING out your umbrellas, the wet season is  on. The state weather bureau yesterday declared  the onset of the rainy season in the Philippines. Since early this week, Cebu has been experiencing rainshowers. However, the declaration of…

Rains in Metro Cebu to continue; El Niño too

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/21/2015

RAINSHOWERS  in various parts of Metro Cebu will continue in the next few days because of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. A low pressure area east of Guian, Eastern Samar  may bring more rain. If the rains continue, …

KNEE-DEEP FLOODING

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2015

Less rainfall, longer downpour in Metro Cebu Less than one millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Metro Cebu as of 3 p.m. yesterday, the state weather bureau Pagasa said. But the rains lasted for more than an…

Expect rainy season at end of the month

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/17/2015

THE rains in the past days do not mean that the rainy season is here. Alfredo Quiblat, acting chief for Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) Mactan said that Cebu will continue to experience unexpected rains…

Rains to come late in June

Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/14/2015

The prevailing El Niño dry spell will delay the onset of the rainy season by a week or two, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said yesterday. With about 60 percent of the country in…

Flag ceremony held inside classrooms to escape heat

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/08/2015

STARTING today, all public elementary and high schools in Cebu City can hold flag-raising ceremonies inside the classrooms to protect the students from the heat. Dr. Rhea Mae Angtud, Department of Education (Deped) Cebu City Division Superintendent,…

174 hectares of crops in four areas damaged

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/01/2015

The dry spell damaged 174.67 hectares of crops in at least four Cebu towns and cities. Dr. Roldan Saragena said the El Niño phenomenon has affected the towns of Samboan and Sibonga and the cities of Talisay…

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