President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered Metro Manila’s major rail lines to offer free rides on Monday, July 21.

The Palace suspended classes and government work in Metro Manila and several other Luzon areas on Monday, June 21, due to inclement weather caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat). 

While 800,000 were afffected, the storm and the monsoon have displaced 90,000 and killed five across 16 regions.

A ship caught fire in Navotas City after a collision with another vessel in the midst of Tropical Storm “Enteng” and the southwest monsoon, said the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 2.

Weather bureau PAGASA is monitoring a weather system that can develop into a tropical cyclone within the next two weeks, after Tropical Storm Enteng has lashed the Philippines.

The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 2 estimated that there are 2,209 passengers stranded across Calabarzon, Bicol and Eastern Visayas due to Tropical Storm “Enteng”.

Several regions are warned of possible floods and landslides due to the effects of Tropical Storm “Enteng” and the southwest monsoon on Monday (September 2).

Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday said there are no plans to lessen the holidays following the online uproar his previous comments stirred. 

The Senate is looking into the recent deaths of two overseas Filipino Workers in Saudi Arabia.   

MTRK Terranova’s shipping company, Portavaga Ship Management Inc., denied allegations of oil smuggling after the Department of Justice (DOJ) floated speculation of a conspiracy. 

Rice inflation has slowed but it remains to be the number one contributor to overall food inflation, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority on Tuesday.   

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday reinforced the Philippines' ties with Germany following the announcement of a defense agreement between the European country and the Philippines.

The combined effects of Super Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon has impacted the lives of 1.3 million people, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday.