Tag: Tropical Depression

  • Tropical Depression Poised to Enter Philippines, Named ‘Rumina’; Shear Line and Amihan Impact Weather

    A tropical depression, currently situated just beyond the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), is on the brink of entering the country and could be designated as the 18th tropical storm of the year, according to the latest update from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The depression, which was last pinpointed 620…

  • Former Tropical Depression Querubin Now a Low Pressure Area, Expected to Cause Rain in Visayas and Mindanao

    MANILA – The weather bureau announced on Wednesday that Tropical Depression Querubin has downgraded to a low pressure area (LPA). At 4 p.m., the LPA was situated 275 km east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. Daniel James Villamil, a forecaster from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), indicated that the LPA…

  • PAGASA Alerts Eastern Visayas to Risks of Floods and Landslides Due to Torrential Rains

    The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued a stern warning about the potential for flooding and landslides in the Eastern Visayas region, specifically in Leyte and Samar, as heavy rainfall continues to be influenced by a low-pressure area and a shearline. Mario Peñaranda, the head of PAGASA’s Tacloban station, highlighted the…