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‘Nando’ weakens as it exits PAR; monsoon rains affecting Metro Manila, other areas

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon “Nando” (international name: (Ragasa) continues to weaken after making landfall in Babuyan Islands and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday morning, according to the state weather bureau. In its 5 a.m. briefing, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Signal […]
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4 Luzon dams release water due to ‘Nando,’ monsoon rains

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Four major dams in Luzon – Ipo, Ambuklao, Binga and Magat – opened their floodgates to release water due to the rain brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” and Super Typhoon “Nando,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Tuesday. Pagasa’s Hydrometeorology Division said one gate […]
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‘Nando’ weakena as it exits PAR; monsoon rains affecting Metro Manila, other areas

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon “Nando” (international name: (Ragasa) continues to weaken after making landfall in Babuyan Islands and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday morning, according to the state weather bureau. In its 5 a.m. briefing, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Signal […]
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ICC prosecutors charge Duterte with 3 counts of crimes against humanity

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
THE HAGUE — International Criminal Court prosecutors have charged former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his “war on drugs.” A heavily redacted charge sheet dated July 4 but only made public on Monday lays out the accusations against […]
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Palace suspends govt work, classes in northern Luzon

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday issued Memorandum Circular 98 suspending government work and classes in all levels in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on Tuesday, September 23, due to Super Typhoon Nando’ Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the order also covers Abra, Apayao, Batanes, Benguet, Cagayan, and La Union. However, agencies involved in […]
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Thousands evacuated as Super Typhoon Nando approaches the Philippines

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MORE than 10,000 evacuees sheltered in schools and evacuation centers Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Nando (international name Ragasa) lashed the country’s far north. The typhoon, which gained strength as it proceeded on a collision course with southern China, was expected to make landfall over the Philippines’ Babuyan Islands around […]
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Ateneo study reveals P496B flood control fund mired in ‘perverse greed’ and corruption

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
FLOOD control allocations have ballooned nearly sixfold in the last decade — from P42.28 billion in 2015 to P254.3 billion in 2025 — with related projects pushing the total to almost P496.3 billion, according to a study released Monday by the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG). The institution warned that this surge in funding has […]
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Corruption Probe: Who Is Roberto Bernardo and why Is the Senate questioning him?

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
WHO is Roberto Bernardo, and why is the Senate interested in him? The former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary has emerged as a key figure in the Senate’s probe into the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal, with lawmakers pointing to his role in the careers of district engineers now implicated in questionable […]
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Lacson: Congressional Insertions ‘original sin’ in multi-billion-peso flood control scam

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
(UPDATE) SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Monday declared that Congress itself was the “original sin” behind the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal, blaming budget insertions for creating conditions that allowed anomalous projects and kickbacks to flourish. “If there were no insertions, corrupt officials would have nothing to exploit,” said Lacson, who is leading the Senate Blue […]
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