‘Habagat’ leaves 16 dead in Central Luzon

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — At least five more people died, and four remained missing in separate incidents across Central Luzon amid days of relentless southwest monsoon or “habagat” rains that triggered floods, landslides and strong currents, bringing the region’s death toll to 16 in less than a week. In Zambales, the body of pregnant