Pagasa warns of heavy rainfall on Sunday (Dec. 1)

Faith Argosino 12/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Some parts of Luzon and Visayas are expected to experience downpours after they were placed under a moderate to intense rainfall warning on Sunday morning, according to the state weather service. In its 11…

Pepito weakens into a typhoon as it crosses Luzon

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) lashed the Philippines’ most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation. Pepito…

Nika may cause storm surge in 13 Luzon provinces – Pagasa

Jown Manalo 11/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) might cause a storm surge within the next 48 hours in the low-lying coastal areas of 13 Luzon provinces, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)…

Nika sustains strength, signal no. 2 up in parts of Luzon

Faith Argosino 11/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) has kept its strength as it traverses over the Philippine Sea east of Quezon province, the state weather bureau said on Sunday morning. According to its 11…

Leon intensifies, signal no. 1 up in Luzon, Visayas areas

Faith Argosino 10/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) further intensified over the Philippine Sea, prompting the state weather bureau to raise Signal No. 1 over several areas in Luzon and Visayas on Monday afternoon. According…

Kristine batters Luzon: 14 dead, thousands evacuated

Agence France Presse 10/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters on Wednesday, October 23, to reach residents trapped by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (International name: Trami), which has killed 14 people and forced thousands to evacuate as it barrels…

Pagasa monitors 2 LPAs outside PAR

Faith Argosino 09/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau is monitoring two low-pressure areas (LPA) outside the Philippine area of Responsibility (PAR), which have a low chance of developing into tropical cyclones in the next 24 hours. In a…

Small meteor: ‘Spectacular fireball’ lights up Philippine sky

Agence France Presse 09/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A small, bright meteor lit up skies over the northern Philippines early Thursday as it burned up entering the Earth’s atmosphere, the European Space Agency and witnesses said. The one-metre (3.3-foot) space rock, named…

Signal no. 1 may be raised in Extreme Northern Luzon on Monday

Faith Argosino 07/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The state weather bureau is not ruling out the possibility of raising storm signal no. 1 over some areas in Extreme Northern Luzon within the day or on Monday (July 22) when President Ferdinand…

Power supply nationwide thins, red and yellow alerts up

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 04/24/2024

National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), power grid operator, said that they were forced to raise to all regions — Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao — the red or yellow alerts today, April 24, due to the…

Luzon, Visayas grids under yellow alert, says NGCP

Jordeene Lagare 04/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised a yellow alert in the Luzon and Visayas grids today, April 23, lasting several hours as nearly 40 power plants are unavailable. NGCP placed Luzon under…

‘Vote-buying’ in cash, health cards, QR codes

The Inquirer Bureaus 10/29/2023

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Despite warnings from authorities, vote-buying and vote-selling remain prevalent in several areas in the Visayas and in Bulacan province in Luzon. In Tacloban City, the provincial capital of Leyte, cash ranging from…

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