15+ hour, 24+ min ago   (379+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather is expected in most parts of Luzon while cloudy skies and rain showers are possible in the Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday as the southwest monsoon or “habagat” weakens, according to the state weather bureau....

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (163+ words) LUCENA CITY—Taal Volcano in Batangas had seven volcanic earthquakes and a prolonged tremor over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Sunday morning. The volcano, however, remains under Alert Level 1 (low level of volcanic…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (468+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A 40-hectare former landfill in Carmona, Cavite has been transformed into a multi-purpose public complex focused on disaster preparedness, food security, environmental rehabilitation and clean energy, with the Marcos administration seeking to make it a model for other…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (775+ words) DAGUPAN CITY — For a month now, a one-year-old eatery along Old De Venecia Road in this coastal city has remained closed. The road fronting it has been underwater for almost the entire month of August and into September. Whenever the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (284+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon, or habagat, may bring lighter rains in some areas across the country as it weakens on Friday, Sept. 11, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Leanne Loreto…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (111+ words) Inquirer.net WALANG PASOK: Class suspensions on Friday, Sept. 11 amid habagat rains MANILA, Philippines — Several areas in the country have suspended in-person classes for Friday, Sept. 11, amid flooding and heavy rains brought by the persistence of the southwest monsoon or…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (250+ words) TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Sixty hectares of land in Capoocan, Leyte, will be restored to forest beginning in December as farmers, government environmental officials and a renewable energy company join forces to revive a watershed and strengthen biodiversity protection in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (218+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau warned that heavy rains may affect areas in Central and Southern Luzon, as well as Visayas on Thursday, Sept. 10, amid the continued effects of the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” In its 5 a.m. weather…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (174+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Thursday morning issued a yellow rainfall warning over parts of Bataan and Zambales due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or habagat. In Pagasa’s Heavy Rainfall Warning…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (338+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that from January to August, it seized 339 illegally traded animals and exotic species nationwide, including poisonous snakes and “rarer exotic species” such as bearcats or “binturong.” In a statement,…...