Science, Health & Environment

As of 5 a.m. today, Aug. 19, the center of Tropical Depression Neneng was estimated at 675 kilometers east of Itbayat, Batanes.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority recorded 201.7 millimeters of rainfall in Metro Manila in five hours on Monday, Aug. 17. In 2009, Tropical Storm Ondoy dumped 455 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, causing unprecedented, widespread flooding.

Despite the increase, the water allocation from Angat Dam to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System remains at 42 cubic meters per second, with an additional standby allocation of two CMS.

The MMDA said the massive accumulation of garbage in the Redemptorist Water Channel occurred after its trash trap broke off, allowing waste to enter the waterway.

As of Friday, the number of affected people had reached 4,177,097, with 51,912 staying in 523 evacuation centers.

Forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas, the state weather burea said. Impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall.

Over 260,000 people in different parts of the had been affected by flooding, landslides and other weather-related incidents in recent days.

Despite advances in prevention, early detection, diagnostics, precision medicine and treatment, lung cancer remains the world's leading cause of cancer mortality.

The Philippine National Police said two men also drowned in Luna, La Union and Alaminos City, Pangasinan but the fatalities are still subject for validation.

The state weather bureau said Tropical Storm Maymay has made landfall in the vicinity of Magsingal, Ilocos Sur and is now traversing Northern Luzon.