Sea level rises in the Pacific Ocean are outstripping the global average, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report showed on Tuesday, imperiling low-lying island states.

The southwest monsoon or habagat will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers over parts of Southern Luzon and the Visayas on Tuesday, PAGASA reported.

Parts of Metro Manila and eight provinces in Luzon experienced intense to torrential rains with lightning and strong winds Monday afternoon.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will bring rains over Visayas, Mindanao, and parts of Luzon on Monday, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

A waterspout formed over the Mactan Channel in Cebu last Friday, according to a 24 Oras Weekend report.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will continue to bring rains over western parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said in its Sunday afternoon forecast.

Four volcanic earthquakes have been recorded at Kanlaon Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Sunday.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is affecting the western parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday and will bring rains over several areas, PAGASA said in its forecast.

Typhoon Shanshan, which is outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), will not affect any part of the Philippines, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Saturday afternoon.

The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers over the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao on Saturday, PAGASA reported.

The weather bureau PAGASA is monitoring the movement of a severe tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Metro Manila and four provinces in Luzon are expected to experience moderate to heavy rains with lightning and strong winds Friday noon.

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that some Pacific territories face "annihilation" from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels.

NASA said on Thursday it expects to announce on Saturday its decision on whether the two astronauts who rode Boeing's glitchy Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station will need a SpaceX vehicle to return to Earth.

Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia's first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the kingdom from Africa.

Three volcanic earthquakes have been recorded at Kanlaon Volcano since Sunday midnight, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) bulletin showed Monday.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will bring rains over several areas on Monday, PAGASA said. The weather bureau is also monitoring a low pressure area east northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) would continue to bring cloudy conditions and rain over the Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said Sunday.

The University of the Philippines Manila has developed a portable device that can detect selected New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) or designer drugs through urine samples.

Parts of Zambales, Tarlac, Pampanga, Laguna, Batangas, Queon, and Cavite are experiencing heavy to intense rainshowers with lightning and strong winds on Sunday afternoon, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. 

The NCR and 10 other areas will have moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds in the next two hours, PAGASA said in its 11:30 a.m. thunderstorm advisory Sunday.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is affecting Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday and will bring rains over several areas, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

At least 468 aftershocks have been recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Surigao del Sur, according to a Super Radyo dzBB report by Luisito Santos on Saturday.

Habagat will continue to bring rains over the western section of Visayas and Mindanao.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred on Saturday morning offshore Davao Oriental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off the coast northeast of Lingig, Surigao del Sur early Saturday morning, PHIVOLCS reported.

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The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers over the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday, PAGASA reported.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to bring cloudy skies over parts of Visayas and Mindanao, according to PAGASA"s daily weather report on Friday afternoon.

Rains are expected over the country on Friday due to the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat and localized thunderstorms, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

Heavy rains may be experienced in different parts of the country for the next 24 hours due to the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat and localized thunderstorms, PAGASA said on Tuesday.

The oil spill from sunken motor tanker Terranova in Bataan may reach the coasts of Bulacan and Cavite, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) said.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will bring rains over parts of Luzon on Monday, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and trough or extension of a low pressure area will bring rains over several parts of the country in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Sunday.

A low pressure area east of Northern Samar and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) are affecting the country on Sunday and will bring rains over some areas, PAGASA said in its forecast.

A low pressure area (LPA) was spotted 770 kms east of Butuan City in Agusan del Norte as the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat continues to bring cloudy skies over the western portions of Luzon and Visayas.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and trough or extension of a low pressure area will bring rains over several areas on Saturday, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) released a map on Friday showing the potential size of the oil spill from the sunken tanker off the coast of Bataan.