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.  

The heat index may hit danger level in 30 areas on Saturday, the state weather bureau PAGASA said.

The easterlies and localized thunderstorms continue to affect the country, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Friday.

Teams from various universities in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday took part in the annual Hack4Gov competition of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

The Heat Index in Metro Manila is at "extreme caution" level as easterlies is forecasted to continue to bring cloudy skies with isolated rains over parts the country on Friday, PAGASA reported.

Researchers said Rakus chewed the plant's leaves to produce a liquid that he smeared on the wound. "His behavior appeared to be intentional," they said. The wound closed within five days.

Thirty areas in the country will have a heat index within the danger level on Friday, May 3, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday.