New LPA to boost rains from habagat, ‘Falcon’

07/17/2019

MANILA, Philippines — A new low pressure area west of the Philippines will further enhance the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm “Falcon” (international name: Danas). The LPA was last spotted 170 kilometers west of Laoag City, Ilocos…

Rains will continue until Tuesday — Pagasa

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hold your umbrellas up until Tuesday, June 16. Joey Figuracion, a weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in Mactan, said the wet weather brought by the southwest…

Pagasa-7 forecasts rainy nights in next two days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Days will be partly cloudy with some sunny periods while nights will be cold and wet. This is the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Central Visayas (Pagasa-7)…

Cebu City Public Library reopens, but it will be closed when it rains

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —As long as there is no downpour, the Cebu City Public Library (CCPL) is now open to cater its clients. CCPL Chief Librarian Rosario Chua said they had reopened the library just Monday afternoon,…

Light rains can cause landslides in El Niño affected areas – PDRRMO

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While residents of El Niño-affected areas celebrate the light rains that dampened Cebu’s soils in the last few days, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) warned of the possibility of…

Low pressure area may bring heavy rains in Cebu next week — Pagasa

Zena V. Magto 04/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu might have a respite from the dry spell if the low pressure area (LPA), which is expected to make landfall in Mindanao early next week, can bring heavy rains here. Al Quiblat,…

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…

Pagasa: Rains on Christmas Day due to LPA

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/23/2018

THOSE who plan to celebrate their Christmas eve outdoors may have to reconsider another option or get their rain gear on. The state weather bureau has warned the public on Sunday (Dec. 23) of possible scattered light…

Six-hour heavy rains flood villages, rice fields in Bohol

Inquirer.net 12/20/2018

Tagbilaran City— Some areas in Bohol province have been flooded due to six-hour heavy rains brought by low pressure area (LPA). Barangays Lobogon and Guinsularan in Duero town were flooded, according to Jeffrey Peligro, a Danao village…

Trough of LPA to bring rains over Visayas, Mindanao

Inquirer.net 12/20/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A trough of low pressure area will bring cloudy skies and scattered rains over Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said. The LPA, which entered the Philippine area of responsibility early Thursday, was…

Easterlies to bring rains to Visayas

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/06/2018

BRACE for a wet weekend folks as the prevailing easterlies is expected to bring rains, the state weather bureau said on Thursday. Weather Specialist Nedz Saletrero of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan…

Rains damaged Taptap farmers crops

Cris Evert Lato-Rufollo 11/21/2018

Farmers in Barangay Taptap, Cebu City have expressed worry on the loss of their crops that were damaged by the rains brought about by Tropical Depression Samuel. Barangay Councilor Griffins Malazarte, whose family plants corn, said that…

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