• Super Typhoon Champi becomes the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026, Signal No. 2 remains over Batanes, Philippines

    ByRishav Kothari

    Super Typhoon Champi, locally named Rosal, became the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 by maximum sustained wind speed when it reached 296 km/h (185 mph) on October 20, according to NASA’s MODIS program. The cyclone weakened on October 21 while moving toward waters east of the northern Philippines, where PAGASA maintained Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over Batanes and warned of heavy rain and waves reaching 10 m (33 feet).

  • 20 reported dead, 16 missing as Bavi-enhanced monsoon triggers floods and landslides, Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković

    The combined effects of Typhoon Bavi, locally named Inday, and the enhanced southwest monsoon left 20 people reported dead and 16 missing across the Philippines as of 08:00 LT (00:00 UTC) on Monday, July 13, 2026, while the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) continued validating most casualty reports. About 654 000 people were affected nationwide, with flooding, landslides, damaged houses, disrupted roads, bridges and seaports, and about 20 100 people in evacuation centers.

  • Heavy rains cause deadly landslides in Davao Region, Philippines

    ByReet Kaur

    At least seven people were killed in two rain-induced landslides in the Davao Region of southern Mindanao on February 19–20, 2026, after days of continuous rainfall generated by a persistent shear line and easterly winds. The fatal events occurred in Monkayo, Davao de Oro, and Mati City, Davao Oriental.

  • Tropical Storm Penha leaves 8 dead and 645 612 affected after crossing southern-central Philippines

    ByReet Kaur

    Tropical Depression Penha crossed southern-central Philippines from February 5–7, 2026, leaving at least eight people dead and 645 612 affected across six regions, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as of February 10. More than 86 000 people were displaced, including nearly 60 000 staying in 438 evacuation centres, while enhanced rainfall from a shear line continues to affect central and southern parts of the country.

  • Tropical Storm Penha (Basyang) expected to make multiple landfalls over Mindanao and Visayas, Philippines

    ByRishav Kothari

    Tropical Storm Basyang is forecast to make multiple landfalls across the southern and central Philippines, beginning with Surigao del Sur late February 5 or early February 6, 2026. The system is forecast to cross Mindanao and may pass close to or make landfall over Siquijor and southern Negros Oriental before moving toward Palawan.

  • Super Typhoon Fung-wong (Uwan) makes nighttime landfall in northern Luzon, Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković

    Super Typhoon Fung-wong (known locally as Uwan) made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora, northern Luzon, at about 21:10 LT (13:10 UTC) on November 9, 2025, with maximum sustained winds near 185 km/h (115 mph) and gusts up to 230 km/h (143 mph). More than 1.1 million people were pre-emptively evacuated across 12 regions, and at least two fatalities and two injuries have already been confirmed.