Floods and landslides killed at least 11 people after a fierce tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippines for a second day, officials said Monday.
Tropical Storm Yagi, which bears the local name 鈥淓nteng,鈥� brushed past the Bicol region southeast of Manila overnight Sunday and was expected to make a landfall later Monday on the northeast coast of the main island of Luzon.
Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi) made landfall over Casiguran, Aurora on Monday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau.
In a Facebook post, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Enteng landed in the area at 2 p.m.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday assured the public that the government is on top of the situation amid the onslaught of聽Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi).
He explained that he聽has yet to convene the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) as they are already 鈥渨orking.鈥�
The Philippines is seriously studying possible legal action against China following another ramming attack in the West Philippine Sea over the weekend.
During a chance interview in Malaca帽ang on Monday, reporters asked Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo if the Philippines would take legal action against China over the August 31 incident at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal.
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday joined members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) as they celebrated the sect鈥檚 39th anniversary while surrounded for a week now by police looking out for their fugitive leader Apollo Quiboloy.
Duterte told the sect鈥檚 followers that she was advised not to join them but did so anyway. She also reiterated her earlier apology to them for convincing KJC to support then presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
After last week鈥檚 rollback, a hike in fuel prices will welcome motorists on the first week of September.
In separate advisories on Monday, Seaoil, CleanFuel, and Shell Pilipinas said the per-liter price of gasoline would go up by 50 centavos starting Tuesday.