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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Flooding was reported in 23 barangays in this city as rains associated with the southwest monsoon (habagat) continued to affect Oriental Mindoro on Wednesday, (Aug. 19, according to the Calapan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC). As of 6 a.m., the city’s situational report said 111 families or

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) enforced pre-emptive evacuations in the Occidental Mindoro towns of Paluan and Sablayan on Aug. 18 as heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon raised water levels in flood-prone areas. In Paluan, residents from low-lying and flood-prone areas in Barangays 1, 6 and 10 were moved

MANILA, Philippines — Senators are pushing for tighter safeguards on firearm access and a review of the country’s juvenile justice law following the fatal shooting at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Tuesday. Sen. Chiz Escudero on Wednesday called for a review of Republic Act No. 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of

MANILA, Philippines — A red rainfall warning was raised over Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon due to the southwest monsoon or habagat on Wednesday, according to the state weather bureau.  In its 8 a.m. rainfall warning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said severe flooding was expected in areas under

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Rescue and evacuation operations were undertaken from Tuesday night to early Wednesday in the town of Santa Cruz in Occidental Mindoro as heavy rains triggered flooding and damaged a road dike. As of 12:30 a.m., responders assisted residents affected by intense rainfall and flooding in Barangays Mulawin and Alacaak .

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy

MANILA, Philippines — Several areas in Valenzuela City were submerged in floodwaters on Wednesday amid the heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, according to the city’s Command, Control, and Communication Center.  In its latest update, the Valenzuela City Command, Control, and Communication Center said that the following areas were flooded as of 7 a.m.:

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso declared Wednesday, Aug. 19, as a “Day of mourning” following the fatal shooting at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School campus in Barangay Tumaga that claimed the lives of two students. Olaso also ordered the suspension of classes at all levels

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MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to prevail in Luzon and parts of Visayas on Wednesday although Tropical Depression Neneng is forecast to not directly affect the country, according to the state weather bureau.  In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather