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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on habagat.

  1. Dark clouds hovered over Metro Manila, on Wednesday, 26 August 2026

    PAGASA declares end of habagat season

    PAGASA officially announces the end of the southwest monsoon season, signaling the termination of heavy rains over Luzon and Visayas. Stay updated on weather…

  2. Marcos to flood-hit Filipinos: ‘Ingat!’

    Marcos to flood-hit Filipinos: ‘Ingat!’

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged flood-hit Filipinos to stay safe and heed evacuation orders as anger mounts online over persistent flooding across Central…

  3. TAFT LIFE. Scenes along Taft Avenue near Padre Faura Street in Manila on the afternoon of 29 August 2026, as the NDRRMC issued a Red Rainfall Warning for Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal due to the southwest monsoon, or habagat. PAGASA is also monitoring a low-pressure area outside the country’s area of responsibility that could enhance the habagat.

    Bad weather’s bill climbs to P8.48B

    Recent tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon have caused P8.48 billion in infrastructure and agricultural damage, with hundreds of areas still flooded,…

  4. Monsoon meltdown Undeterred by the deluge, pedestrians wade through knee-deep floodwaters along a Manila street on 17 August, as relentless rains driven by the southwest monsoon (habagat) turned roads into rivers overnight, as the nation is again reminded of the flood control scandal that should have relieved Filipinos of the perennial scourge, but the funds for it went to line the pockets of crooked officials.

    Citing monsoon, BIR extends tax deadlines

    The BIR extended tax filing and payment deadlines to 18 August 2026 for taxpayers affected by habagat and eBIRForms issues, while clarifying early withdrawal…