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Approaching LPA may become storm after entering Philippines

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Updated as of Jan 17 07:19 AM

A low pressure area heading towards the Philippines may intensify into a storm after entering the country, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Tweaking weather alerts a priority after Usman, says disaster agency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:20 AM

Making weather warnings easier to understand for the public is "a priority" for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 2 weeks after a storm that struck during the Christmas holidays emerged as one of the deadliest in 2018. Read more »

PH's first potential storm in 2019 churns closer

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Posted at Jan 14 07:33 AM

The country's first storm in 2019 will be named Amang. Read more »

LPA's extension to dampen Mindanao

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Posted at Jan 13 09:41 AM

The trough or extension of a low pressure area will dump rains over large swaths of Mindanao on Sunday, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

Multiple factors behind rising Usman death toll, say officials

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Updated as of Jan 06 10:02 PM

A confluence of factors led to the 126 deaths caused by a storm that devastated the country shortly after Christmas, officials said Sunday. Read more »

Rains ahead as PH reels from Usman, amihan

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Posted at Jan 06 10:15 AM

Rains will dampen parts of the country on the first Sunday of 2019, on the heels of floods and landslides unleashed by Christmas storm Usman as well as the amihan, the state weather bureau said Sunday.   Read more »

Philippines braces for year-end storm Usman

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Posted at Dec 27 04:59 PM

MANILA - Residents in the path of tropical depression Usman prepared to leave for makeshift shelters on Thursday as the country's potential last storm this year crept closer to its central islands. Read more »

Usman may intensify ahead of landfall, says PAGASA

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Updated as of Dec 27 12:07 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - Tropical depression Usman may intensify before it directly hits Visayas this week, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.  Read more »

PAGASA: Brace for wet Christmas Day

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Posted at Dec 24 06:52 PM

MANILA - State weather bureau PAGASA advised the public to brace for a wet Christmas Day due to the effects of a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). Read more »

Brewing Christmas storm creeps closer to PH as LPA brings rains

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Posted at Dec 24 07:11 AM

A low pressure area or potential storm off the Pacific Ocean is moving closer to the Philippines, the state weather bureau said on Monday, Christmas Eve. Read more »

LPA brings more rains 2 days before Christmas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 09:38 AM

A low pressure area will continue dumping occasionally heavy rains over large swaths of the country on Sunday, 2 days ahead of Christmas, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

LPA threatens VisMin 5 days before Christmas

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Updated as of Dec 20 11:42 AM

A low pressure area will bring occasionally heavy rains to the whole Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, 5 days before Christmas, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

LPA off Mindanao unlikely to become storm before Christmas

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Posted at Dec 19 08:34 AM

A low pressure area off the Pacific Ocean is unlikely to intensify into a storm less than a week ahead of Christmas, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.  Read more »

More areas under storm signal as Samuel churns closer

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Updated as of Nov 19 12:23 PM

Tropical depression Samuel roared closer to the Visayas and Mindanao on Monday, threatening the region with floods and landslides, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

Philippines braces for Urduja-like Samuel

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Updated as of Nov 19 08:32 AM

The disaster agency on Monday urged the public to heed possible evacuation orders as tropical depression Samuel threatens to bring heavy rains to Visayas and Mindanao. Read more »

Weak winds, strong rain: PAGASA compares Samuel to Tropical Storm Urduja

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Updated as of Nov 19 12:04 PM

Tropical depression Samuel may unleash rains as heavy as that of Tropical Storm Urduja, which claimed at least 43 lives late last year, the state weather bureau warned Monday. Read more »

Samuel threatens Mindanao with heavy rains

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Posted at Nov 18 12:54 PM

Tropical depression Samuel entered the Philippine area of responsibility before Sunday noon, threatening to dump moderate to heavy rains over large swaths of Mindanao, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Storm heading for Visayas, Mindanao gathers strength

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Updated as of Nov 18 12:54 PM

A tropical depression off the Pacific Ocean is likely to intensify as it heads towards Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Sunday. Read more »

Storm threatens Visayas-Mindanao, new LPA forms near Palawan

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Posted at Nov 15 07:50 AM

A low pressure area off Mindanao's eastern coast intensified into a storm as it barreled closer to the country, the state weather bureau said Thursday.    Read more »

PAGASA monitoring 2 low pressure areas

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Posted at Nov 14 07:28 AM

The state weather bureau said Wednesday that it was monitoring 2 low pressure areas, one of which could intensify into a storm.  Read more »