I thought it would not happen again, but it did. And for the second time, we were - again- not prepared. When Ondoy or Typhoon Ketsana hit us in September 2009, it became the second most devastating ...

(UPDATED) The amount of rainfall spells the difference between Tropical Storm Ondoy and the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Mario MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – With non-stop heavy rains ...

ONE name unites Filipinos in Metro Manila in a common experience and memory of tragedy and triumph: Ondoy. For those especially in Marikina, it all centers ironically with water, especially that ...

Exactly 10 years after Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international name: Ketsana) ravaged Marikina City, survivors gathered at the banks of the Marikina River, where they lit candles to commemorate a day ...

Ferman Lao, a popular car repair and performance tuning expert, could easily take in up to 15 cars a day in his Speedlab shop in Quezon City. But then, the wettest of all typhoons struck on the early ...

On August 13, after several days of heavy rains that flooded many parts of Metro Manila, residents, particularly those living in the so-called West Zone, experienced water-service interruption because ...

MANILA, Philippines — With thousands trapped on rooftops by fast rising flood similar to the one unleashed by Tropical Storm Ondoy, local leaders in Marikina and Rizal yesterday cried for more help ...

Once a customary part of any politician’s post-calamity playbook, odes to Filipino resilience have lost favor with the public, as citizens realized that such platitudes were being used as a ...

In the September 29 episode of The Correspondents, Karen Davila and Bernadette Sembrano (both not in photo) will investigate the reason behind the record rainfall of typhoon Ondoy. Cristine Reyes ...

Crops, livestock, and farm structures destroyed by two weather disturbances that hit the Philippines have surged to almost P12 billion, an updated government report said. The figure – the amount ...

While it moved farther away from the Philippine territory Sunday, tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana) will still bring rains over parts of Luzon, state weather forecasters said. In its 11 a.m. advisory, ...

MANILA–Yesterday’s torrential rains spawned by the southwest monsoon have surpassed the amount of rainfall during tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) in 2009 which inundated a half of ...