Expect More ‘Habagat’ Rains Due to Dante, 2 LPAs

12 dead from Crising, habagat: Remulla

DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla cited PNP's report that 12 have died due to the effects of Crising and habagat.

Expect more ‘habagat’ rains due to Dante, 2 LPAs

MANILA, Philippines — Three days after Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha) left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the country may have to endure three weather disturbances simultaneously, one of them developing into a tropical cyclone. The state weather bureau said torrential rains especially in the western part of Luzon, including Metro Manila, would persist until Friday due to the enhanced southwest monsoon (“h…

'Dante' likely to intensify into tropical storm, fuel 'habagat' rains

While Tropical Depression “Dante” still remains distant from Philippine shores and land areas, PAGASA warned on Wednesday morning, July 23, that its position over warm waters could further strengthen the southwest monsoon (habagat).

LPA off Aurora now a tropical depression, to be called ‘Dante’

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) east of Aurora has become a tropical depression and will be called "Dante," the third storm to hit the country this month and the fourth for the year.Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Assistant Weather Service Chief Chris Perez said in a media briefing that Dante was estimated at 1, 115 kilometers (kms) east-northeast of Central Luzon or 1,130kms…

Dante may develop into tropical storm Wednesday – PAGASA

Tropical Depression Dante will intensify in the next 24 hours as it moves northward of the country, according to PAGASA’s 5 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin on Tuesday.

MAYOR ISKO VISITS EVACUATION CENTERS AMID HABAGAT

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso visited the Antonio Regidor Elementary School in District III and Hermenegildo J. Atienza Elementary School in Baseco to personally see the situation of the evacuees being sheltered there.According to the report by the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), the two temporary evacuation sites had the most number of evacuees with A. Regidor ES having 168 families or 609 individuals, and H.J. Atien…