Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though outside experts warn that such measures can only go so far.

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. 

State weather bureau PAGASA said it continues to monitor the Low Pressure Area (LPA) spotted 900 kilometers east of Southeastern Mindanao, even as the Southwest Monsoon will still bring rains over Luzon and Visayas.

More than 97% of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike's CRWD.O CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a global outage.

The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat may still bring torrential rains over parts of Luzon on Friday, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

Severe Tropical Storm Carina will continue to enhance the Habagat (Southwest Monsoon) that will in turn bring rain over parts of Luzon while the cyclone moves towards Southeastern China.

Batanes remains under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Carina moves further away from the country.

PAGASA on Thursday afternoon issued a yellow rainfall warning over four areas due to the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat being enhanced by Typhoon Carina.

State weather forecasters are monitoring a low pressure area off Mindanao as Typhoon Carina exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Weather service PAGASA on Monday said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 remained over parts of northern Luzon as severe tropical storm Carina (international name: Gaemi) continued to steadily intensify as it moved northwestward over the Philipp...

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over parts of Cagayan and Isabela on Monday due to the expected effects of Severe Tropical Storm Carina (international name: Gaemi), PAGASA said.

Carina (international name: Gaemi) has become a severe tropical storm while remaining almost stationary over the Philippine Sea, PAGASA said Sunday evening.

Tropical Storm Carina maintained its strength Sunday afternoon as it remained almost stationary over the Philippine Sea, from where it would enhance the Southwest Monsoon.

Tropical Storm Carina slightly intensified over the Philippine Sea on Sunday morning, and will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

Tropical Storm Carina on Sunday slightly intensified while over the Philippine Sea, and will enhance the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), PAGASA said.

Tropical Storm Carina has maintained its strength as it slightly accelerated northwestward, PAGASA said in its 11 p.m. Saturday bulletin.

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz apologized for a global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday, vowing to work with all of its customers as they work to get their operations back online.

Cyclone Carina has developed into a tropical storm, PAGASA said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Saturday.

A group of scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman discovered a key protein that contributes to the progression of prostate cancer into its most aggressive form, neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC).

Metro Manila and nearby provinces may experience moderate to heavy rain showers within the next 2-3 hours.

Tropical depression Butchoy, one of two tropical cyclones that sandwiched the country, has exited the Philippine area of responsibility, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Saturday morning.

Security experts said CrowdStrike's routine update of its widely used cybersecurity software, which caused clients' computer systems to crash globally on Friday, apparently did not undergo adequate quality checks before it was deployed.

Tropical Depressions Butchoy and Carina will have minimal to no effect on any part of the country on Saturday as the Habagat is forecasted to bring cloudy skies with rains over several areas.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed two additional cases of bird flu in Colorado poultry farm workers.

The low pressure areas to the west and east of the archipelago have strengthened into tropical depressions which the weather bureau PAGASA named Butchoy and Carina.

LONDON - A global tech failure disrupted operations across multiple industries on Friday, halting flights and forcing a number of broadcasters off air, as the outage upended everything from banking to healthcare systems.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is monitoring the ongoing global IT system outage which hit businesses worldwide, including major Philippine banks and airlines which caused major disruptions in airport operations and ...

The easterlies continue to affect the eastern part of the country, according to PAGASA.