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Marcos orders stricter enforcement of no-build zones, stronger flood preparedness
Video: Watch video on YouTube MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies and local government units to strictly enforce “no-build zones” and strengthen disaster preparedness as severe flooding continues to affect parts of Central Luzon and Metro Manila. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President issued the directive during a Cabinet meeting on the flooding situation and the government’s health response on Monday, August 31. Marcos also directed agencies to factor climate change into long-term planning, citing increasingly intense rainfall and flooding not only in the Philippines but in other countries. “Dapat ipatupad ang batas pati ang ‘no build zone’. Huwag nang mamulitika...
Haze in Metro Manila to persist until September 3 DENR
Video: Watch video on YouTube Haze will continue to affect Metro Manila from September 1 to 3, 2026, according to estimates from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). However, authorities noted that the haze could disperse quickly if rain continues across various parts of the country. The air quality may also gradually improve between September 4 and 6 if widespread rainfall and wind direction changes. “Ang ulan ay may natural na scrubbing mechanism at kung saan kaya niyang linisin ang mga fine particles po,” according to DENR-EMB Chief of the Environmental Quality Management Division Engr. Jundy del Socorro [“The rain has a natural scrubbing mechanism where it can clear the fine particles.”] Nevertheless, if...

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