MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon, or habagat, will continue to bring rains over Southern Luzon and Visayas, while Metro Manila may experience generally fair weather with occasional rain on Sunday, Sept. 20, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Daniel Villamil said in the agency’s 5

MANILA, Philippines — Only senators able to perform their duties should be included in determining the two-thirds voting threshold needed to convict an impeached official, House Deputy Speaker Janette Garin said. Garin made the statement Saturday, ahead of next week’s scheduled oral arguments before the Senate Impeachment Court, where the prosecution and defense panels are

LUCENA CITY – The main crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas produced a “moderate emission” of steam-laden plumes that rose 1,100 meters above Taal Volcano Island (TVI) over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Sunday, Sept. 20. In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs said Taal has been emitting