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Classes, government work suspended in Pampanga due to habagat

MABALACAT CITY — Gov. Lilia Pineda suspended classes at all levels, and work at government offices in Pampanga, on Monday (August 10), due to persistent monsoon rains. In an executive order she issued late afternoon on Sunday (August 9), Pineda cited the advisory issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Administration (PAGASA), which says

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Don Nelson, NBA champion player and historic coach, dead at 86

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and a five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday, his family announced. He was 86. Nelson was a member of five NBA championship teams with Boston from 1966 to 1976 and the Celtics retired his jersey number 19.

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Sara Duterte impeachment trial postponed, Senate shifts to WFH amid rains

MANILA, Philippines — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte has been postponed by the Senate, which has shifted to a work-from-home arrangement on Monday. The Senate move came amid continued heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon or habagat. READ: Palace orders class, work suspensions in NCR, 15 provinces on Aug. 10

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Habagat to bring heavy rains across Luzon, Western Visayas

MANILA, Philippines – Most of Luzon and Western Visayas will experience heavy rainfall caused by the prevailing southwest monsoon or habagat, the weather bureau said on Monday. Monsoon rains will drench Benguet, Zambales, and Bataan. READ: Cebu weather: Fair conditions expected, but strong winds persist Occasional rains will be experienced across Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, the

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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolts Eastern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY CITY — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near Maydolong, Eastern Samar early Monday, Aug. 10. The tremor was felt in varying intensities in parts of Eastern Samar, Samar, Northern Samar and Leyte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake occurred at 1:05 a.m. at a depth of 34

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Portion of Zambales national highway impassable due to flood

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — A portion of the national highway in Subic, Zambales, is not passable to light vehicles as of Monday morning (Aug. 10) due to heavy flooding and unsafe road conditions. Authorities said the affected portion is along the Barangay Ilwas to Mangan-Vaca route. Motorists were advised to take alternate routes and avoid

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LIST: Flooded areas in Metro Manila on Monday, August 10

MANILA, Philippines — Several areas were flooded across the National Capital Region amid heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) on Monday, August 10, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). In an advisory on Monday morning, the MMDA said the following areas had reported floods as of 6:38 a.m.: READ: Monsoon rains

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3 dead, 7 still missing as landslide buries houses in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY — Three people were killed while four others were rescued alive after a landslide buried houses in Barangay Guisad Surong on Sunday evening, Aug. 9. Rescuers were still searching for six to seven more people believed to be trapped beneath layers of soil and debris, according to Mayor Benjamin Magalong. “The search and

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LTO, LTFRB offices in NCR, 15 provinces go into WFH mode Aug. 10

MANILA, Philippines — Offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is implementing work-from-home (WFH) arrangements on Monday, August 10, due to the southwest monsoon (habagat). In separate advisories on Monday morning, both the LTO and the LTFRB said the scheme will be in effect in their

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