Luzon, Visayas reel from rains as Mindanao swelters

DAGUPAN CITY—While enhanced southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” rains continued to inundate large parts of Luzon and the Visayas, dangerous heat gripped parts of Mindanao on Friday, showing a stark weather divide across the country. In Pangasinan, the town of Sta. Barbara became the third local government unit in the prov

Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro are still expected to have moderate to heavy rain due to the southwest monsoon until Friday afternoon, August 14