MANILA, Philippines — Moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds may be expected in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In a thunderstorm advisory issued at 2:18 p.m., the state weather agency said unfavorable weather conditions may be experienced in
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — The prolonged dry spell and drought accompanying the El Niño weather phenomenon continued to wreak havoc on Palawan province, leaving close to P1 billion in agricultural damage so far, officials said on Monday. According to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), the towns of Balabac, Brooke’s Point, El
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has launched an investigation into the separate killings of at least seven civilians in Negros Occidental from April to early May this year, who were allegedly tagged as spies or “military agents” by the New People’s Army (NPA). Vincent Parra, chief of the
KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — A false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) was spotted off the waters of Glan town in Sarangani province, which is part of the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS), an official said on Monday. Cirilo Lagnason Jr., head of the SBPS-Protected Area Management Office, said the lone false killer whale
