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GMA Network
03-07-2025
- Climate
- GMA Network
Commuters stranded amid heavy rains in Metro Manila
Several commuters faced difficulty getting a ride amid the heavy rains in Metro Manila on Thursday morning. Passengers with umbrellas were seen waiting for public transportation on Ortigas Avenue and Ortigas Avenue Extension in Pasig City, according to Super Radyo dzBB's Mark Makalalad. #BantayPanahon: Mga pasahero, pahirapan ang pagsakay sa Ortigas Avenue at Ortigas Avenue Extension sa Pasig City dahil sa malakas na ulan. | via @MMakalalad — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 2, 2025 Many passengers were also stranded on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, according to Super Radyo dzBB's Allan Gatus. #BantayPanahon: Pahirapan ang commute ngayong Huwebes ng umaga sa Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City dahil sa pag-ulan. Kaninang 5:00 a.m., itinaas ng @dost_pagasa ang Yellow Rainfall Warning sa Metro Manila at ilang mga karatig lalawigan. | via @allangatus — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 2, 2025 As of 6:46 a.m., a gutter-deep flood was reported in the westbound lane of Quirino Avenue (Guazon) and above-gutter-deep flood in the eastbound lane of Andrew Avenue corner Tramo Street, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. The affected roads were still passable to all types of vehicles despite the floods. Several areas were experiencing heavy rains due to a low pressure area (LPA) and the Southwest Monsoon, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Rainfall from 50 to 100 mm may be felt in Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro between Wednesday and Thursday evening. Also, the same rainfall condition is expected in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, and Ilocos Norte. Some classes on Wednesday have been suspended due to the threat of the heavy rainfall. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
17-06-2025
- General
- GMA Network
20 unwed mothers, 23 children arrive in PH from Dubai
20 unwed mothers kasama ang kanilang mga anak, at 10 OFWs galing Dubai, nakauwi na ng Pilipinas. | via @bernadettereyes — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 17, 2025 Twenty unwed Filipino mothers and their 23 children arrived Tuesday in the Philippines from Dubai amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Bernadette Reyes' report on Super Radyo dzBB. Also with them were 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were supposed to go to Jordan to work as domestic workers. They will reportedly be given financial assistance amounting to P50,000 each as well as reintegration and livelihood assistance. Meanwhile, around 150 OFWs must be repatriated from Israel. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration are now Coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs to secure their safe repatriation. The DMW said that OFWs who wish to return to the country may reach out to hotline 1348. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
