A 24/7 localized weather information and impact monitoring system was launched in the Philippines on Friday as part of the preparations for the looming La Niña phenomenon.

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday.

Humanity is in a race against time to harness the colossal emerging power of artificial intelligence for the good of all, while averting dire risks, a top UN official said Thursday.

The frontal system will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers over extreme Northern Luzon on Friday, PAGASA reported.

South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend $72.6 billion until then on space exploration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said at the launch of the country's first space agency.

Around 13 to 18 tropical cyclones are expected enter the Philippines in 2024 as the country enters the rainy season, PAGASA said Thursday. 

Metro Manila and seven provinces may experience thunderstorms, PAGASA said Thursday afternoon.

Cloudy skies and rain showers will be experienced over several parts of the country, according to PAGASA"s daily weather forecast on Thursday afternoon.

The Philippines was transitioning to the wet season when Typhoon Aghon entered the country last week. Aghon brought much-needed rain to communities affected by El Niño-induced drought, but it also caused fatalities and the proclamation of a state of ca...

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The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will affect the western section of Luzon on Thursday, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Three weather systems will affect the country in the next 24 hours, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday.

The state weather bureau PAGASA on Wednesday declared the start of the rainy season in the country.

Typhoon Aghon has officially exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, according to PAGASA on Wednesday.

Easterlies and frontal system may bring thunderstorms and rainshowers in different parts of the country on Tuesday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Heat index in 40 areas in the country may reach “danger level” on Tuesday, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Monday it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o, which reasons across voice, text and vision.

Metro Manila, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna and Quezon may expect moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds in the next two to three hours, PAGASA said.

Metro Manila and seven nearby provinces are expected to experience moderate to heavy rainshowers on Monday afternoon.

PAGASA on Monday said the country is now in the "weak El Niño" stage, and the weather phenomenon may end by June.

Thirty-six areas may experience heat index in the "danger" category on Monday, PAGASA said in its forecast.

The easterlies are still affecting the country on Monday and will bring clouds and rain showers, according to PAGASA's weather forecast.

The Easterlies would bring cloudy conditions with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, BARMM, Zamboanga City, and Zamboanga Sibugay.

The easterlies are affecting the country on Sunday and will bring clouds and rain showers, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

Thirty-one areas will experience a heat index categorized under the danger level on Sunday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

The easterlies will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms across the Philippines, PAGASA said in its weather forecast released on Saturday afternoon.   

A shear line affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon and the easterlies affecting the rest of the country will bring rain showers on Saturday, PAGASA said.

State weather bureau PAGASA said 27 areas would have a heat index in the danger level on Saturday.

The shear line and easterlies may bring cloudy skies and rain showers to several parts of the country, PAGASA said.

The heat index in 30 areas in the country may hit the "danger" level on Monday, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms on Monday, PAGASA said.

The rainy season could possibly be delayed by El Niño, according to PAGASA in a Super Balita sa Tanghali report on dzBB on Sunday morning.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms on Sunday, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

TAIPEI - Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the island in the past month following a large temblor.

State weather bureau PAGASA said that the heat index could reach the "danger'' level in 16 locations on Sunday. 

Most parts of the country will see cloudy skies and isolated rain showers in the next 24 hours, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Saturday.   

The heat index in Metro Manila will be at 42°C level as easterlies continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over parts of the country on Saturday, PAGASA reported.

WENCHANG, China - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.