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The Philippines is dealing with not one but two restive volcanoes as Mayon Volcano in Albay unleashed lava-collapse pyroclastic density currents on Friday afternoon — one of the most dangerous volcanic hazards known to science. This happened just hours after Kanlaon Volcano erupted explosively in Negros. PHIVOLCS reported two PDC events
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Kanlaon Volcano unleashed another moderately explosive eruption Thursday evening, generating a massive 2,500-meter ash plume and blanketing 121 barangays across Negros Occidental in volcanic ash. It was exactly one week after its previous eruption, and this one was even more intense. The eruption happened at 7:04 p.m.
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If you were hoping for clear skies this weekend, PAGASA has other plans. Most of the Philippines will see cloudy skies and scattered rain showers on Saturday due to the easterlies — the prevailing wind system affecting the country this time of year. Davao Region, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur,
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Kanlaon Volcano erupted again Thursday night, exactly one week after its last moderately explosive eruption. PHIVOLCS reported that the blast occurred at around 7:04 PM on February 26 and lasted two minutes, generating a plume that shot 2,500 meters above the crater before drifting southwest. Incandescent ballistics — glowing
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If you're heading out for the EDSA anniversary rallies or just going about your Wednesday, Pagasa has some welcome news: fair weather is expected across the entire Philippines today, Wednesday, February 25. The easterlies — warm winds from the Pacific — are dominating the weather pattern, bringing humid and warm
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The Davao region is in crisis mode after a shear line brought continuous moderate to heavy rainfall starting February 19, triggering widespread flooding that has affected more than 85,600 families — that's over 302,000 individuals across the region. It's one of the worst flooding events
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If you've been feeling the heat lately, PAGASA just confirmed what your skin already knows: the amihan (northeast monsoon) has effectively left the building. As of Monday, only one weather system affects the entire Philippine archipelago — the easterlies, those warm, humid winds blowing in from the Pacific Ocean.
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Heads up, Pilipinas — three weather systems are ganging up to bring rain across the country in the next 24 hours. PAGASA issued its Sunday afternoon forecast warning of cloudy skies and scattered showers hitting multiple regions. The shear line is targeting parts of the Visayas along with Sorsogon, Masbate, and
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PAGASA is warning residents across the Visayas and Mindanao to brace for moderate to heavy rains this Saturday as a shear line — formed by the collision of cold northeasterly winds and warm easterly winds — continues to hover over the region. Expect 50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall, which is no
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Mount Kanlaon exploded again — literally. A short but moderate explosive eruption rocked the volcano's summit crater on Thursday afternoon, February 19, at 4:39 PM. The blast lasted just two minutes but generated a dense dark gray plume that shot 2,000 meters above the vent before drifting
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Torrential rains triggered two devastating landslides that killed seven people and displaced more than 3,000 villagers in the southeastern Philippines, as a storm made landfall in Surigao del Sur province late Thursday before cutting west across the central islands. By Friday noon, the storm was packing sustained winds of
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Mag-jacket na kayo! Ayon sa PAGASA, ang Northeast Monsoon o Amihan ay patuloy na nakaka-apekto sa Luzon — asahan ang malamig na panahon sa mga susunod na araw.