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ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – State weather forecasters are closely monitoring a developing tropical system outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), which may enter the country’s jurisdiction by the weekend and could intensify into a typhoon — or possibly a super typhoon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services AdministrationContinue Reading
The Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, is again reeling under the impact of another tropical cyclone. Typhoon Tino — the 20th storm to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this year — swept across parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, bringing torrential rains, fierceContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) continued to intensify on Monday, November 3, as it approached the eastern coast of the Philippines, prompting widespread evacuations and storm warnings across the Visayas and parts of Mindanao. As of 11 a.m., the center of Tino was estimated at 285 kilometersContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 over parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday as a tropical cyclone continues to move closer to land, bringing strong winds of up to 117 km/h and heavy rainsContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — While Tropical Storm Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) barrels toward the Visayas with intensifying winds and torrential rains, the Zamboanga Peninsula — including Ipil and nearby towns — will experience cloudy skies, scattered rain showers, and isolated thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) saidContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – International ocean conservation group Oceana has denounced the ethanol spill from Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) distillery in Negros Oriental, calling it an “inexcusable” environmental disaster that endangers the country’s largest marine protected area and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal residents. In a statement released on Friday,Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Antarctica, the coldest and most remote continent on Earth, is showing signs of irreversible ice loss — a phenomenon that scientists say could reshape global coastlines and threaten millions of lives worldwide if carbon emissions continue unchecked. The stark warning comes as recent climate models suggest thatContinue Reading
