In preparation for the FIBA World Cup, roadworks in Metro Manila are temporarily suspended effective midnight of Aug. 17 up to midnight of Sept. 10, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
There is only a slim chance that a tropical cyclone will develop or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this week, a forecaster said Wednesday, Aug. 9.
Citing the massive damage of the recent calamities to the country’s agriculture, infrastructure, and its people, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. disclosed on Monday that the government is already working on some climate change mitigation strategies to address the decades-long problem on flooding.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered on Monday, Aug. 7, the conduct of an extensive study on the proposed construction of an impounding system in Candaba, Pampanga as a long-term solution to the flooding problem in the province.
