Pagasa sees delayed rainy season

By Javier Joe Ismael

May 01, 2024 12:28 am

THE beginning of the rainy season will likely be delayed until the last week of June, affecting agriculture, water supply and weather patterns, the state-run weather bureau said Tuesday.

At a Senate hearing, Marcelino Villafuerte, deputy administrator of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said it is a direct result of the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which brings drier conditions to affected areas.

People walk with umbrellas during a heatwave in Manila on April 29, 2024. Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said April 28, after the temperature hit a record high in the capital Manila. Ted ALJIBE / AFP

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