LPA spotted 170 kms east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 March) –  It’s summer but the weather bureau has warned residents of Caraga and Davao regions in Mindanao and Eastern and Central Visayas of cloudy skies with… »

Low pressure area spotted; Caraga, Davao regions warned

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 February) — The weather bureau has warned of “moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms” in  Caraga and Davao regions as a low pressure area (LPA) has… »

Navy wants fishing vessels to turn back amid approaching LPA

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 11 January)– Naval authorities have recommended the immediate recall of fishing fleets from this city that are currently operating off Mindanao’s eastern seas due to an… »

LPA as of 4:00 am of January 11

At 4:00 am today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 380 km Southeast of General Santos City (5.5° N, 128.8° E)embedded along the… »

Butuan City goes Code Red; riverside residents ordered to vacate

BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/10 January) – Code Red. Evacuations were enforced in at least seven riverside barangays here as authorities raised the alert level to 3 or Code Red at 8… »

Classes suspended in Surigao due to LPA

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Classes for the pre-school and elementary were suspended as rains continued to batter the city due to an approaching low pressure area (LPA). Vice Mayor… »

Another low pressure area nearing Caraga, Davao; Evacuations ordered anew

DAVAO CITY  (MindaNews/06 January) –  Preemptive evacuation of residents in areas prone to floods and landslides have been ordered in New Bataan in Compostela Valley province and Veruela and Sta.… »

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