The development of heat lows, or series of low pressure systems, in the southern part of mainland Asia has generated and sustained the southwesterly winds which brought rain showers in the western part of the country. This signals the start of the rainy season especially in the western parts of Luzon and Visayas, PAGASA said....
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Visayas and Mindanao folks cry: “We don’t want ‘Ondoy’ to happen to us!”
Iloilo — Local folks from across Visayas and Mindanao, including stakeholders from Metro Manila and Singapore converged here on Saturday to pledge support to a nation-wide project on disaster risk reduction. Local community leaders who attended the event cried out in unison: “We don’t want “Ondoy” to happen to us!”, referring to the typhoon in...
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PAGASA: El Nino weakens
The El Nino phenomenon has weakened and neutral conditions may be expected, according to PAGASA in its 9th El Nino Advisory released on May 7.
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Philippines tops list of countries with most reported disasters in 2009
The Philippines topped the list of countries most frequently hit by natural disasters in 2009, the Citizens\' Disaster Response Center (CDRC) said.