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Quezon town logs 49°C heat index amid start of rainy season

Eastern Samar capital logs dangerous 45°C heat index

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Dangerous high temperatures continued to prevail Monday over Borongan City, Eastern Samar, which recorded a heat index of 45ºC, the highest in the Visayas province, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. The index reading placed the Eastern Samar capital under Pagasa’s “danger” category, where prolonged exposure outdoors

Guiuan, Eastern Samar logs highest heat index so far at 48°C

TACLOBAN CITY- The town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar recorded a heat index of 48 degrees Celsius at around noon on Friday, marking its highest heat index so far this year, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). While the 48°C heat index is the highest recorded in Guiuan for 2026,

Taal Volcano logs 21 quakes, 10 tremors in past 24 hours

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano recorded a significant increase in volcanic earthquakes and tremor episodes over the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday. In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs reported that Taal Volcano recorded 21 volcanic earthquakes and 10 volcanic tremor episodes, each lasting between one and

Mayon Volcano logs 29 earthquakes, other seismic activity in 24 hours

MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano in Albay logged 29 volcanic earthquakes and other seismic activities in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday. In its 24-hour monitoring bulletin, Phivolcs said that the volcano also recorded 15 volcanic tremors which lasted for three to 53 minutes, 325 rockfalls,

NBI may now check Mabanta’s gadgets for other ‘extort’ ops

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation can now retrieve information such as text messages, call logs, videos, and photos from gadgets seized from Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN) founder Franco Mabanta and his four associates in connection with an alleged extortion attempt on former Speaker Martin Romualdez. NBI Director Melvin Matibag said on