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Metropolitan Manila [1] ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila [a] and formally the National Capital Region ( NCR; [3] Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon ), [11] is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the region lies between the Central ...
The Manila Observatory is a non-profit research institute housed on the campus of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded by the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1865 as the Observatorio Meteorológico del Ateneo Municipal de Manila. It was later renamed Observatorio Meteorológico de Manila.
September 5, 2000: Tropical Storm Bopha (Ningning) mainly affects the Cagayan Valley and Isabela province. October 27–29, 2000: Typhoon Xangsane (Reming) hits the Bicol Region, Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. In Tayabas, Quezon, rainfall of 312.3 mm was observed in 24 hours. [2]
Get the Manila, NCR local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... ABC News 10 hours ago As 3 states recover from 13 tornadoes, more severe weather on the way.
English is the language most widely used in education and business, and is in heavy everyday use throughout Metro Manila and the rest of the Philippines. Philippine Hokkien, which is locally known as Lan-nang-oe, a variant of Southern Min, is mainly spoken by the city's Chinese-Filipino community. According to data provided by the Bureau of ...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities and ...
Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy, was the second-most devastating tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, causing $ 1.15 billion in damages and 665 fatalities, only behind Morakot earlier in the season, which caused 956 deaths and damages worth $ 6.2 billion. Ketsana was the sixteenth tropical storm ...
Quezon City is a planned city. It covers a total area of 161.11 square kilometers (62.20 sq mi), [5] making it the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area. It is politically subdivided into Six Congressional Districts, which represents the city in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines.