Cebu virtually had no rains in April

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has been experiencing below normal rainfall for half a year already as one of the strongest El Niño phenomena continues to beat down on the island province. And in April, Cebu virtually…

EXPLAINER: What do color-coded rainfall warnings mean?

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – When bad weather prevails, people often receive text alerts from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) about the volume of rainfall expected. In most cases, the NDRRMC sends Emergency Alerts…

‘They knew’ – fury of Libyans that warnings went unheeded before flood

Reuters 09/18/2023

“They knew.” When hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour began researching the system of dams protecting the eastern Libya port town of Derna 17 years ago, the peril facing residents was already no secret, he said. “When I gathered…

Intense to torrential rains inundate parts of Metro Cebu – Pagasa Mactan

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu experienced “intense to torrential” rains on Monday, September 11 which resulted in massive floods in parts of the metro. This was confirmed on Tuesday, September 12 by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and…

‘La Niña has ended,’ says Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 03/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — La Niña, or the cooling phase of sea temperature, that led to intense storms in the country, has ended, state meteorologists declared. “La Niña (cold phase) condition has ended,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

Metro Cebu to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies until Monday

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu Province can expect partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with rain showers and/or thunderstorms from Saturday until Sunday, March 4 to March 6, 2023. This…

Pagasa Mactan: High chances of rain for Metro Cebu this weekend

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu will continue to experience generally fair weather from Thursday until Friday, Feb. 16-17, 2023, before it could expect a mostly cloudy to cloudy sky condition during the weekend. This is according…

Cebu to experience intermittent rains until Wednesday dawn – Pagasa

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) based in Mactan, Cebu logged a total of 6.5 millimeters (mm) of rain from the last 24 hours, from Monday until 8 a.m. of  Tuesday,…

5-day rainfall already exceeds half of July average

Karl R. Ocampo, Nikka G. Valenzuela 07/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Over the past five days alone, several places in the country have already absorbed more than half the usual rainfall for the month of July, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported…

Jaclupan Dam remains dry in November — MCWD

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam has remained dry for the first half of the month of November despite the rainy season in full swing. In a statement released by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD),…

Despite rains, MCWD’s surface water supply still not enough – Kara

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Mactan Island station of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) has recorded an average rainfall volume of 188.5 millimeters for the month of October. Pagasa said that the Metro Cebu’s rainfall…

Pagasa downgrades rainfall alert, says weather to improve on Saturday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/04/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — After over 12 hours of non-stop rains, with occasional downpour, Cebu can expect a slight improvement in the weather tomorrow, Saturday (January 5).  Engineer Alfredo Quiblat, bureau chief of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical…

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