A former Mindoro lawmaker was recognized by the United Nations Development Programme's Biodiversity Finance (UNDP BIOFIN) for her advocacy in working on measures for biodiversity protection and conservation.

The number of areas under Storm Signal No. 3 increased from seven to 11 as Severe Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) maintained its strength over the sea east of Aurora province and may make landfall Monday morning, PAGASA said.

Signal No. 3 has been raised over seven areas in northern Luzon as Severe Tropical Storm Nika continues west-northwest over the sea east of Aurora province, PAGASA said Sunday evening.

Tropical Depression Kristine has maintained its strength while continuing to move westward, the state weather bureau PAGASA said in its latest bulletin. 

Tropical Depression Kristine may become a typhoon before it makes landfall, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday late afternoon.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was hoisted over 15 areas as Tropical Depression Kristine moved over the Philippine Sea on Monday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

The tropical depression located east of Southern Luzon has entered PAR on Monday and was named Kristine. Signal No. 1 was raised over Catanduanes and parts of Visayas, PAGASA said.

The low-pressure area being monitored by PAGASA has developed into a tropical depression, the state weather bureau said late Sunday evening.  

There is a high chance a low pressure area expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility will develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said Sunday afternoon.

A low pressure area located east of Southern Luzon is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday. Its trough will bring rains over parts of Luzon, PAGASA said.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will brings cloudy skies over parts of Southern Mindanao.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is affecting Mindanao, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA early Saturday morning.

State weather bureau PAGASA said it is monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) that has a "medium chance" of becoming a tropical cyclone in 24 to 48 hours.

Marine scientists from the University of the Philippines Diliman have developed an online tool that could monitor ocean temperatures.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens, into sending sexually explicit images of themselves.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and easterlies will bring cloudy skies with rain showers over parts of the country on Friday, PAGASA reported.

With Halloween right around the corner, a supermoon called "Hunter's Moon" will light up the night sky on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies and rains over Mindanao in the next 24 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday afternoon in its forecast.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Luzon on Monday and will bring rains, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

PAGASA said the low pressure area (LPA) that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday morning has a low chance of becoming a storm within the next 24 hours.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is affecting Luzon on Sunday and will bring rains, weather bureau PAGASA said in its forecast.

Cloudy skies along with rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail over Luzon in the next 24 hours because of the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), PAGASA said on Saturday afternoon.

The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over Luzon on Saturday, PAGASA reported.

The Department of Science and Technology - Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) is developing fuel cells as a greener choice for energy source. 

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration"s (PAGASA) Planetarium in Quezon City is now open again to the public after undergoing renovations.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will continue to spur rains over parts of Luzon as PAGASA continues to monitor Super Typhoon Yagi (Enteng) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

A low pressure area (LPA) may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and enhance the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat by next week, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Friday.

The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

The trough of Super Typhoon Yagi (formerly Enteng) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain over extreme Northern Luzon while the southwest monsoon or habagat will affect the rest of Luzon on Friday, PAGASA reported.

A critically endangered Visayan tarictic hornbill (scientific name: Penelopides panini) that was found wounded in Antique has died, according to "24 Oras" on Thursday.

The trough of Super Typhoon Yagi (formerly Enteng) continues to affect parts of Extreme Northern Luzon as the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) brings rains over the rest of Luzon.

State weather bureau PAGASA is keeping an eye on weather systems that may develop into tropical cyclones in the coming days.

PARIS, France - Dozens of viruses have been detected mixing in animals at fur farms in China, some of which are new and have the potential to spill over into humans, researchers said Wednesday.

A little asteroid hit the Earth's atmosphere early Thursday morning, producing a fireball that was seen in the skies over Luzon. 

The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday that a small asteroid will hit Earth's atmosphere over Luzon early Thursday morning, although it stressed that there will be no adverse impacts.

The trough of Typhoon Yagi (formerly Enteng) and Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will bring rains over parts of Luzon in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Wednesday afternoon.

Severe Tropical Storm Enteng is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility but slightly intensified as it slowly moves West Northwestward, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Severe Tropical Storm Enteng has maintained its strength while moving westward over the West Philippine Sea, PAGASA said late Tuesday night.