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GMA Network
3 hours ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
PAGASA monitoring tropical storm outside PAR; Southwest Monsoon rains to persist
PAGASA said it continues to monitor Tropical Storm (TS) Mun, which is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Rains, however, will persist in many parts of the country, due to the Southwest Monsoon. TS Mun was last spotted 2,500 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon bearing a maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving northwestward at 15 km/h. Meanwhile, as of 2 a.m. Thursday, the weather bureau also said that the Low Pressure Area (LPA) inside PAR has a "medium" potential to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours. The LPA will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Aurora. Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro will have occasional rains due to the Southwest Monsoon. Western Visayas and the rest of Luzon will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms as a result of the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Sunrise is at 5:31 a.m. and sunset is at 6:29 p.m. —LDF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
6 hours ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
PAGASA issues heavy rainfall outlook due to LPA, Southwest Monsoon
Several areas will likely experience heavy rains between Wednesday evening and Saturday evening due to the Low Pressure Area and the Southwest Monsoon, PAGASA said. In a weather advisory late Tuesday, the state weather bureau said heavy rainfall from 50 to 100 mm is expected between Wednesday and Thursday evening in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, and Ilocos Norte. The same amount of rainfall may be seen between Thursday evening and Friday evening in Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, Kalinga, Ilocos Norte, and Abra Between Friday evening and Saturday evening, rain is also expected in Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte. Meanwhile, as a result of the Southwest Monsoon, rainfall of 50 to 100 mm between Wednesday and Thursday evening may be felt in Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro. Between Thursday evening and Friday evening, rainfall of 100 to 200 mm is expected to drench the provinces of Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro. Metro Manila, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, and Antique will likely have rainfall of 50 to 100 mm. Between Friday evening and Saturday evening, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro are expected to experience rainfall of 50-100 mm. "Forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas. Moreover, impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall, PAGASA said. "The public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned are advised to take all necessary measures to protect life and property," it added.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
7 hours ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
Class cancellations for Thursday, July 03, 2025
Classes for Thursday, July 3, 2025, have been cancelled in several areas in Cagayan province due to heavy rains brought by the Low Pressure Area, according to a report on State of the Nation. Classes at all levels, public and private schools, are suspended in the following areas in Cagayan province: Aparri Camalaniugan Santo Niño Refresh this page for updates. —LDF, GMA Integrated News
The Hindu
16 hours ago
- Health
- The Hindu
LDF in Kerala scrambles to counter Opposition claims of public health sector decline
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala on Wednesday (July 2, 2025) appeared to be scrambling to counter the Opposition United Democratic Front's (UDF) narrative that the public health sector in the State was in irreversible decline. A candid social media admission by Dr. Haris Chirackal, the Head of the Department of Urology at the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Thiruvananthapuram, that the non-availability of critical devices had constrained him to cancel emergency endo-urology procedures, had triggered the political storm. The doctor's avowal went viral, sparking off raucous street protests by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across the State, catching the ruling front off-guard. The LDF's pushback came in the form of an editorial in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] mouthpiece Deshabhimani. The article stated that the contentious social media post by Dr. Chirackal inadvertently provided sensational grist for the Opposition and right-wing media to obscure Kerala's stellar achievements in the public health sector. Notably, the editorial came close on the heels of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticising the doctor for raising a relevant issue in an inappropriate manner in a public forum, which he stated was not befitting a government servant. Later, Dr. Chirackal said he accepted Mr. Vijayan's criticism. He said he did not anticipate the bedlam which followed his social media post and requested that the parties concerned should not politicise the issue. One-off red-tape-related delay: Govindan CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan accused the Opposition of damning the State's public health sector by citing 'a one-off red-tape-related procurement delay.' Minister for Culture Saji Cherian stated that the media and the Opposition appeared to have no criticism of the 'predatory' private-corporate health sector, which charges patients exorbitantly. Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Binoy Viswam cautioned that it was erroneous to infer malfeasance from the doctor's candid expression of concern for the patients' well-being. Nevertheless, Mr. Viswam said the government was competent to examine whether the doctor had breached service rules. Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan accused the government of 'threatening' truth-tellers and whistleblowers while appearing to protect them. He said the UDF would resist any attempt to penalise Dr. Chirackal for 'holding a mirror to the decay' in the State's public health sector.
GMA Network
a day ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
LPA inside PAR has 'high' chance to develop into storm
The Low Pressure Area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has a "high" potential to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, PAGASA said on Wednesday. "Due to the LPA's close proximity to the landmass, hoisting of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #1 is possible along the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon as soon as it develops into a Tropical Depression," it added. Meanwhile, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, and Nueva Ecija will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the LPA. Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the rest of Central Luzon will also experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms as a result of the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. Sunrise is at 5:31 a.m. and sunset is at 6:29 p.m. —LDF, GMA Integrated News
