Five weather systems still affect country – Pagasa

11/30/2025

MANILA – Shear line and four other weather systems will continue to affect the country, the state bureau reported on Sunday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the shear…

Verbena continues to intensify as it exits PAR

Ma. Cristina Arayata - Philippine News Agency 11/27/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical cyclone Verbena (international name Koto) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), and is forecast to continue intensifying within the next 12 hours, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.m. bulletin on…

13.5M people affected by November’s storms; Verbena about to exit PAR

11/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines-Three storms in November affected nearly 13.5 million people in the Philippines, or one in every 10 inhabitants. As the weather bureau continued to monitor Severe Tropical Storm Verbena, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and…

TS Verbena continues to intensify as it moves away from PH

Ma. Cristina Arayata - Philippine News Agency 11/26/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical cyclone Verbena, which intensified into a tropical storm (TS) on Tuesday night, continues to intensify and could possibly reach the severe tropical storm category this afternoon, the weather bureau said Wednesday.  In its 5…

Cyclone signal lifted, in-campus classes to resume in Cebu

Airam Limatog 11/25/2025

Cebu is no longer under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, the state weather bureau reported.…

EXPLAINER: What does 100–200 mm of heavy rainfall look like in real life?

Airam Limatog 11/25/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — As the rainy season brings the threat of floods and landslides, people rely on rainfall warnings not just as information but as a precaution to help them prepare and stay safe. The Philippine…

Cebu City pre-positions over 150 disaster personnel amid TD Verbena

Lyle Andales 11/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 150 personnel of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) were pre-positioned in strategic areas here on Monday as the city experienced the ill effects of Tropical Depression…

Verbena makes landfall in Talisay early Tuesday morning, floods Carcar

Airam Limatog 11/25/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Tropical Depression Verbena made its landfall over Talisay City, Cebu, at 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, the state weather bureau reported. At this time, the system packed maximum sustained winds of 55…

Verbena: LIVE UPDATES

11/25/2025

Tropical Depression Verbena is bringing rain and gusty winds as it moves closer to the country, and we’re tracking every development as it happens.  Stay tuned for live updates on Verbena’s path from Pagasa, local impacts, and…

Verbena downs transmission lines in Northern and Eastern Samar

Joan Villanueva 11/24/2025

ropical depression Verbena has damaged two transmission lines that serve the provinces of Samar, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said Monday. …

Verbena makes landfall over Surigao del Sur on Monday afternoon

Airam Limatog 11/24/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Tropical Depression Verbena has made landfall over Bayabas, Surigao del Sur at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November 24. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that the weather system packs…

Cebu City Mayor cancels trip ahead of TD Verbena’s landfall

Airam Limatog 11/24/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has canceled his scheduled trip to Yokohama, Japan, due to the threat posed by Tropical Depression Verbena. Archival was set to leave on Monday night, November 24, to…

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