Tag: Floods

UPDATED: Class and work suspensions on Wednesday, July 18

(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, July 18, have been suspended in some areas due to the expected continuous rains. Below is the list: All levels Bani, Pangasinan Bataan Agoncillo, Batangas Calatagan, Batangas Balayan, Batangas Bamban, Tarlac Lemery, Batangas Lian, Batangas Metro Manila Nasugbu, Batangas Tanauan City, Batangas Malvar, Batangas Bulacan province Cavite San Pedro, Laguna Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Rizal Zambales Pampanga Elementary to senior high school Lipa, Batangas Guiguinto, Bulacan Tarlac […]

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Second alarm hoisted over Marikina River as water level reaches 16 meters

(Eagle News) — A second alarm has been hoisted over the Marikina River amid the incessant rains. In a Facebook post, the Marikina City Rescue 161 said water level in the river has reached 16 meters. The monsoon rains have prompted the Palace to issue Memorandum Circular No. 47, suspending work classes in public schools and government offices in Metro Manila.  

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“Henry” now out of PAR but monsoon rains to continue in several parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — “Henry” has intensified into a tropical storm and is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Although signal number one has been lifted over the Babuyan Group of Islands and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte, the southwest monsoon will bring monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, Palawan and Western Visayas, and scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over the rest of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical […]

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Tropical Depression “Henry” slightly intensifies; is expected to traverse Babuyan Islands tonight

(Eagle News)– Tropical Depression “Henry” has intensified slightly as it moved closer to northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Monday, July 16. In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said that as of 4 p.m., the center of “Henry” was located 180 kilometers east southeast of Calayan, Cagayan. The tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 60 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 75 […]

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Tropical Depression “Henry” to reach Babuyan Islands vicinity on Monday night

(Eagle News) — Expect rains in several parts of the country as Tropical Depression “Henry” reaches the vicinity of the Babuyan Group of Islands on Monday night, July 16. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m. “Henry” was located 415 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, and with gustiness of up to 65 […]

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Signal number 1 hoisted over several areas as “Henry” accelerates, moves toward northern Luzon

  (Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Henry” is expected to bring rains in several parts of the country as it accelerates and moves westward toward extreme northern Luzon. In its 8 a.m. bulletin on Monday, July 16, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of  7 a.m., the center of “Henry” was located 440 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan. The tropical depression, PAGASA said, is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per […]

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PHL Red Cross on standby to provide medical help as leptospirosis cases spike in NCR

  The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)heightened its information drives nationwide to safeguard the community from being infected with leptospirosis and is on full standby to provide medical assistance should the number of leptospirosis cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continues to spike. PRC is closely coordinating with its partner hospitals in Metro Manila to augment medical provisions as the Department of Health (DOH) declared leptospirosis outbreaks in Quezon City, Taguig, Parañaque, and Pasig and […]

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List of class suspensions for Monday, July 9

(Eagle News)–Classes for Monday, July 9,  have been suspended in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list of areas where a suspension has been declared: Abra province – all levels Angono, Rizal – all levels Balagtas, Bulacan – all levels Bacoor, Cavite – all levels Binangonan, Rizal – all levels Cainta, Rizal – all levels Dasmariñas, Cavite – all levels Imus, Cavite – all levels Mangaldan, Pangasinan – preschool to high school level Marikina […]

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30 dead as record rains devastate parts of Japan

by Shingo Ito and Sara Hussein Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan — Record rainfall devastated parts of Japan on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as homes disappeared beneath floodwaters and landslides, and authorities ordered over 1.9 million evacuations. The unprecedented downpours have wreaked havoc primarily in the west of the country, with flash floods and landslides leaving dozens more missing in addition to those killed. A local official in Ehime, in western Japan, said […]

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Tropical depression to enter PAR; rains over Batanes, other parts of PHL expected

(Eagle News) — The low pressure area found west northwest of Batanes has developed into a tropical depression, and is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility between Thursday night and Friday morning. Once it enters PAR, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it will be named Ester. According to Pagasa, occasional rains with gusty winds will prevail over Batanes as the weather disturbance approaches, and is expected to make landfall over southern […]

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Pagasa warns of “threatening flooding” in Cavite as “Domeng” continues to enhance the southwest monsoon

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Saturday, June 9, warned of “threatening flooding” in Cavite, as “Domeng” continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, resulting in rains. In an advisory issued at 11 a.m., Pagasa said an orange rainfall warning was hoisted over the province. A yellow warning level remains hoisted over Metro Manila, Bataan and Bulacan, with Batangas, Laguna and Rizal added to the list. Zambales is no longer […]

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Less flooding seen in Manila after DPWH completes P203-M flood control project

  (Eagle News) — There might be less floods in Manila this rainy season and this school opening. This was after the completion of the PHP203.4 million flood control project which will ease flooding in the areas of Manila City Hall and Intramuros. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported that this important flood control project has just been finished, resulting in the easy discharging of flood waters into Manila Bay. The project […]

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