143 families evacuated in Batangas City due to ‘habagat’ rains

LUCENA CITY, Philippines – A total of 143 families, or 505 individuals, were evacuated to safer areas as intensified rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, affected low-lying and flood-prone communities in Batangas. The city government mounted a swift response to the effects of Typhoon Dolphin and the habagat, according to the latest