Day: November 13, 2025

Manila: The low pressure area formerly known as Uwan has dissipated outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather bureau said Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced that there are no longer any weather disturbances within the PAR. However, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is causing rain over large parts of Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, and Central Visayas. PAGASA weather specialist Leanne Loreto explained during a press briefing that the ITCZ, which involves the meeting of winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, is responsible for the ongoing rains in

Manila: Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the country’s most enduring and influential political figures, passed away on Thursday. He was 101. According to Philippines News Agency, his daughter, Katrina Ponce Enrile, announced the former Senate President’s passing in a social media post, saying he ‘peacefully returned to his Creator’ at 4:21 p.m., surrounded by family at their home. ‘It was his heartfelt wish to take his final rest at home, with his family by his side. We were blessed to honor that wish and to be with him in those sacred final moments,’ she said. The

Manila: The humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has clarified that it will not participate in the upcoming three-day rally against corruption organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). This event is scheduled to take place at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta, Manila, from November 16 to 18. According to Philippines News Agency, Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, issued a statement on social media asserting that the organization is not involved with the “Rally for Transparency and a Better Democracy.” Bagaforo emphasized, “Caritas Philippines categorically clarifies that we are not involved in,

Pangasinan: Pangasinan’s inflation rate slowed down from 3.8 percent in September to 2.5 percent in October, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Ilocos regional office. According to Philippines News Agency, PSA Pangasinan supervising statistical specialist Ferdinand Jocutan stated that the decrease was primarily driven by the reduction in the inflation of food and non-alcoholic beverages. Notably, the inflation rate for fish and other seafood commodities fell from 3.8 percent in September to 1.0 percent in October. Martin Allayban, officer-in-charge of the BFAR Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Division, explained that the deceleration in prices for fish and other

Baler: Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has mandated the immediate repair and expansion of Baler Airport to enhance the transportation of relief goods and medical equipment to regions affected by Super Typhoon Uwan, internationally known as Fung-wong. During an inspection of the airport in Aurora, Lopez stated that the infrastructure improvements align with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to promptly resume operations at transport hubs. According to Philippines News Agency, Lopez emphasized the need for the airport to accommodate bigger airplanes for emergency relief and medical operations due to the annual typhoon occurrences in Aurora province. He instructed the