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(Eagle News)—Executive judges in areas “severely affected” by the continuous rains and flooding such as Marikina may exercise their discretion to suspend work. This is according to Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, in a Twitter post on Monday, Aug. 13. Carpio issued the announcement as rains continued to pound parts of the country, with two weather disturbances outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility enhancing the southwest monsoon.
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring another weather system outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 4 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said that as of 3 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm “Leepi” was situated 1965 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon. “Leepi” is packing maximum sustained winds of 80 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 95 kph, moving at a northwest direction […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang Sunday urged the public on Sunday to be alert and safe amid flooding in the country brought about by the southwest monsoon, and advised those in evacuation centers to remain there until floods have subsided. “Pinapaalalahanan po namin ang publiko na manatiling alerto at ligtas (We are reminding the public to stay alert and safe),” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press statement. He said it would be best […]
(Eagle News)—-An orange rainfall warning has been hoisted over Cavite, as “Karding” continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, dumping rains in parts of the country. A yellow rainfall warning, on the other hand, is up over Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, southern Zambales, and Bataan, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its recent advisory. PAGASA said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains affecting Pampanga, Laguna, Tarlac, Quezon, Batangas and Nueva […]
More cities in Metro Manila and towns and cities in Luzon affected by heavy rains and floods announced class suspension for Monday, August 13, 2018. Here is the list of these towns and cities where class suspensions for all levels — both public and private — have been declared: In Metro Manila • Quezon City . Caloocan City – Central Colleges of the Philippines • Marikina City . Manila City . Malabon City . […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States will return to the Philippines church bells seized by American forces in a bloody campaign more than a century ago, its embassy said on Sunday, following a demand by President Rodrigo Duterte. American forces took three bells from the Catholic church of Balangiga town on the eastern island of Samar in 1901 as war booty in what historians said was a particularly brutal military operation in the […]
(Eagle News)—-Classes on Monday, Aug. 13, were suspended in some areas in the country due to inclement weather. Below is a list: Balagtas, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Baliwag, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Benguet: all levels, public and private Bulakan, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Calumpit, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Guiguinto, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Hagonoy, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Lingayen, Pangasinan: preschool to college, […]
(Eagle News)—-Heavy to intense rains are expected over Metro Manila in the next 1 to 2 hours. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the rains, which will be accompanied by lightning and strong winds, are also expected over Nueva Ecija. The conditions are expected over Bulacan; Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Guagua and Minalin in Pampanga; Rodriguez and Antipolo in Rizal; Mariveles, Limay, Dinalupihan, Hermosa in Bataan; and Olongapo, Castillejo, […]
(Eagle News) — The water level in Marikina river continued to go down as the rains stopped Saturday night, August 11, and stood at 17.9 meters — below the 18-meter critical level — as of 7 a.m. Sunday, August 12, prompting the Marikina city government to lower the warning to second alarm from third alarm the previous night. The water level started going down after 10 p.m, Saturday. From a high point of 20.6 […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau PAGASA has lifted all rainfall warning levels in the country after “light to moderate rain was observed over Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Zambales, Pampanga, and Bulacan for the past one hour.” “With this development, HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING over these areas has been TERMINATED,” PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. advisory. Only light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over Batangas (Lian, Tuy, Balayan, […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Sunday, Aug. 12, were suspended in some parts of the country due to flooding as a result of the continuous rains. Below is a list: Local government units Malabon Manila: All post-graduate schools Mandaluyong: College Valenzuela: All classes and activities Schools Polytechnic University of the Philippines: classes in College of Law, Open University, NSTP, Graduate School and CoED Graduate School
But continuous rains prompt Marikina to enforce evacuations as Marikina River reaches near-“Ondoy”–like levels (Eagle News)—-The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has downgraded the red rainfall warning level hoisted over Metro Manila, but the continuous rains have prompted several local government units there like Marikina to implement a forced evacuation of its residents. In its 11 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said an orange rainfall warning level was up over the National Capital Region instead, […]
