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The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will cause rains over many areas in the country, the weather bureau said on Monday, July 18.

Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. wants the country’s state universities and colleges (SUCs) to spearhead the offering of new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) courses following the scrapping of the ban of new nursing programs.

The Social Security System (SSS) disbursed record-breaking benefit payments of nearly P1.1 trillion to its members, pensioners, and their beneficiaries from 2016 to 2021.

A 4.4-magnitude quake hit Barobo, Surigao del Sur Sunday noon, July 17, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has attributed his mild symptoms and quick recovery from COVID-19 to receiving his booster shot.

The country will continue to experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers due to localized thunderstorms and southwest monsoon or"“habagat," the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, July 17.