MANILA, Philippines (July 21, 2025) — Widespread flooding has once again engulfed portions of Luzon, particularly in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, as an enhanced southwest monsoon—locally known as habagat—continues to drench the region. The persistent rainfall, driven by a combination of regional low pressure systems and tropical cyclones, is contributing to significant disruptions, rising […]
Tropical Storm Cristine, internationally named Wipha, continues to bring widespread impacts across the western Pacific, with torrential rainfall affecting the Philippines, Taiwan, and southern China. The storm’s broad monsoonal structure has triggered extensive flooding and is expected to enhance further monsoon activity even after the center moves westward. As of the morning of July 19,
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Tropical Storm Cristine, internationally known as Wipha, continues to sprawl across the Philippine region as part of a broad monsoonal gyre, bringing dangerous rainfall and flood threats across the archipelago. While the storm’s official track shows it gradually moving westward and away from Luzon, the most serious impacts are not near the center — they’re