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MMDA suspends number coding scheme on Friday

MANILA, Philippines — The implementation of the expanded number coding scheme was suspended on Friday due to the heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).  READ: Pagasa: Monsoon rains prevailing over parts of Luzon, Visayas on Friday In an advisory, the MMDA said that the suspension is effective

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Red, yellow alerts still up for Visayas, Mindanao grids this Friday

MANILA, Philippines – The red alert status for the Visayas grid and the yellow alert status for the Mindanao grid continued on Friday as several power plants remain unavailable and current capacity is inadequate to meet demand. Visayas is on red alert from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on yellow alert from 1 p.m. to

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Palace orders remote work, learning in 13 areas due to habagat

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has ordered government offices and schools in 13 areas to adopt alternative work and learning arrangements on Friday due to continued rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. The directive covers the National Capital Region, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon and Occidental Mindoro.

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Search continues for French family missing on Koh Samui

A French father and his two young children have gone missing after taking a rented jet ski from Chawang Beach on Koh Samui in Surat Thani province yesterday, August 13. Local news Facebook page Nai Sanam (นายสนาม) reported yesterday that the three French nationals, including two children aged between five and seven, disappeared during a …

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Thailand talks child safety with Roblox, eyes Digital ID checks

Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) yesterday, August 13, held online talks with the gaming platform Roblox on improving child safety and proposed linking the country’s national Digital ID to user accounts to verify identity and age. Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob chaired the meeting with Edward Palmieri, Senior Director for …

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Seven teens detained over attack on Japanese tourist in Bangkok

Police detained seven teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Din Daeng district, Bangkok, yesterday, August 13, in connection with the attack on a Japanese tourist near Makkasan Airport Rail Link Station the previous night, August 12. The attack occurred near an overgrown area close to Makkasan Airport Rail Link Station. The Japanese tourist, identified as …

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LIVE UPDATES: Habagat rains, flooding continue to hit parts of PH

MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to bring heavy rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas on Friday, triggering flooding in several areas and prompting the suspension of classes in some localities. Habagat could intensify further in the coming days as the state weather bureau forecast that a low pressure area

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Cebu to see rainy spells as habagat persists through weekend

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers or thunderstorms through the weekend as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to influence weather conditions over parts of the Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu province would experience

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VP Duterte’s ‘bending the law’ quip should be called out by court – prosecutors

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has been urged by the prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Thursday to scrutinize her public statements questioning the integrity of the proceedings. The prosecution panel said Vice President Duterte’s claim that the law was being “bent” could itself fall under the sub judice

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Rains to prevail across Luzon Friday

MANILA, Philippines – Most of Luzon will still experience rains due to the prevailing southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’, the weather bureau said on Friday. Zambales and Bataan will experience occasional rains. Scattered rains and thunderstorms are forecast across Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, the rest of Central Luzon, and Antique.

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