You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

NUNS, FEU-Diliman sweep pool play

By Manila Bulletin Newsroom

Published Apr 28, 2026 04:26 pm

Defending champion National University Nazareth School overpowered hapless Bethel Academy, 25-12, 25-12, to complete a sweep of Pool A in the Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 Monday, April 27, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

Defending champion National University Nazareth School overpowered hapless Bethel Academy, 25-12, 25-12, to complete a sweep of Pool A in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 Monday, April 27, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

Raine Alonzo led the Lady Bullpups’ relentless charge for a 4-0 win-loss record as they built momentum heading into the knockout quarterfinals.

“Masaya po na nakapasok kami sa quarterfinals na walang talo. Lahat po pinaghirapan namin may kinalabasan,” said Alonzo, who scored all of eight of her points from attacks.

Bella Cruz added six markers while Jhayna Bulandres and Diza Berayo scored five each for NUNS, who will face St. John’s Institute in the Last 8 action erupting on Wednesday.

Far Eastern University-Diliman, likewise, dominated Pool C with a perfect 4-0 record following a 25-16, 25-18, victory over San Felipe Neri Catholic School.

The Baby Lady Tamaraws battle Pool B second seed Immaculada Conception College in the quarters.

Meanwhile, King’s Montessori claimed the last quarters seat in Pool A after eliminating inaugural champion California Academy, 25-17, 25-21, for a three-game winning run to close the pool stage of the country’s biggest grassroots volleyball league, backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R and B Milk Tea.

Sharina Lleses finished with 11 points for King’s Montessori, which rebounded from an opening day loss to NUNS and advanced to the knockout stage to face unbeaten University of Santo Tomas, which completed a sweep of Pool D after escaping upset-conscious Emilio Aguinaldo College, 25-18, 20-25, 15-9.

Rhose Almendralejo uncorked 14 points as last year’s runner-up Bacolod Tay Tung built momentum heading for the quarters with a 25-14, 25-13, win over erstwhile unbeaten Immaculada Conception College to emerge unscathed in Pool B after four starts.

De La Salle-Lipa finished its stint with 25-16, 25-23, mastery over winless University of the Philippines Integrated School for an even 2-2 record in Pool C.

In Division 2, Corpus Christi School finished Pool E with a perfect 5-0 slate following a 25-22, 25-19, over Miriam College.

Reigning champion Domuschola International School took the second quarters seat in Pool E by burying Miriam College, 25-12, 25-22, in the afternoon match of tournament backed by Smart Sports, PusoP.com, Solar Sports Free TV, Mikasa, Asics, Eurotel, Team Rebel Sports and Rigour Technology as technical partners.

Corpus Christi School faces St. Jude Parish School in the quarters while Domuschola International School clashes against undefeated University of Batangas.

St. Jude Parish School caught the last trip to the quarters in Pool G with a come-from-behind win over CCF-The Life Academy, 16-25, 25-14, 15-3, while La Salle Green Hills topped Poveda College, 18-25, 25-19, 17-15, for the final quarters seat in Pool F.

Immaculate Conception Academy ended its run on a positive note with a 25-18, 25-11, victory over Assumption Antipolo in Pool G.

SGVIL games are available live and on-demand via PusoP.com livestream and Solar Sports.

What the fuel crisis reveals about the Philippines

By Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina

FINDING ANSWERS

Two recent episodes of the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel spotlighted the Philippines’ response to the global oil crisis triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

One featured Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on fuel pricing accountability. The other guested Employers Confederation of the Philippines President Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr. on business survival and resilience, and Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa on food security.

Both episodes converged on a single truth: the crisis driven by the closure and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is exposing deep structural weaknesses the country can no longer ignore. The Philippines is now paying for long-standing policy gaps laid bare by global turmoil.

Sen. Marcoleta issued a blunt challenge: prove the numbers or return the profits. With high prices of fuel, the suspicion of overcharging resonates. He estimated that oil firms may be earning ₱2.7 to ₱3 billion in gross income daily since the crisis began.

He called for the identifying the exact point when replacement cost pricing was adopted, arguing that profits earned before that shift, while companies were still selling stock purchased at old, lower prices, could constitute unjust enrichment.

"If they used replacement cost pricing before it was warranted, they must refund the excess. That is the most practical and just solution," he said.

Fuel pricing is shaped by global benchmarks, freight, insurance, exchange rates, and replacement cost pricing—the practice of basing pump prices on the cost of replenishing supply rather than on existing stock. In volatile markets, this is standard.

Yet it is also where the problem begins.

Applied too early, replacement pricing allows firms to pass on higher costs before they are actually incurred. Consumers pay more now for costs that may come later. It might be legal, but it can edge into opportunism.

This is why Marcoleta’s challenge matters. Not because it proves wrongdoing, but because it forces a question that regulators have failed to answer clearly: are Filipinos paying fair prices?

He urged the Department of Energy to fulfill its mandate under RA 8479, the Oil Deregulation Law, to monitor and publish pricing data. "Wala pong nagmo-monitor (no one monitors)," he said. "If you cannot determine the precise point of replacement cost adoption, abuse becomes possible, and may already have occurred."

Sen. Marcoleta is right to call for transparency. Open the books. Audit pricing timelines. Explain the system in plain terms. If abuse occurred, act. If not, prove it.

But even as this transparency issue unfolds, another crisis is tightening—one that cannot be simply fixed by a pricing formula.

The government insists there is no food shortage. But the more urgent reality is this: food is becoming harder to afford. A full market means little if families cannot buy what they need.

At the other Kapihan episode, the ECOP head and the DA official outlined the chain reaction. Fuel underpins every stage of food production—irrigation, harvesting, transport. When fuel price rises, everything follows.

Add rising fertilizer costs and the looming threat of El Niño. The DA has called it a “three-shock” scenario. It is already evident in higher vegetable prices and strained supply chains.

Farmers are squeezed. Consumers are squeezed. The system tightens at both ends. Government responses—fuel subsidies, transport support, financial aid—are necessary. But they are stopgaps. They ease pressure without fixing the structure.

Beyond agriculture, micro and small enterprises are also under strain. Fuel price hikes erode already thin margins. Unlike large firms, they have little capacity to absorb shocks. As costs rise, closures and job losses become real risks.

Calls for stronger interventions like fuel tax relief, stricter monitoring, and tighter oversight are growing. These are not radical proposals but are emergency responses. Yet they all confront the same underlying constraint: structural dependence.

The Philippines relies heavily on imported fuel, leaving it exposed to shocks it cannot control. The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz makes this clear. The country absorbs the shock—but does not shape it. It is a recurring problem.

For years, energy diversification has lagged. Renewable investments remain low. Regulatory bottlenecks persist. Long-term planning yields to short-term fixes. And so each global disruption triggers the same cycle—price spikes, public anger, reactive policy.

That cycle is no longer sustainable. Energy independence is not an abstract goal. It is an economic safeguard. Accelerating renewable energy, modernizing infrastructure, and streamlining approvals are now urgent priorities.

Equally important is communication. Without clear explanations, technical issues become political flashpoints. Every price increase invites suspicion. Trust erodes.

And those who suffer most are those least able to absorb the shock: farmers, fisherfolk, small entrepreneurs. They are already paying the price.

If this crisis is to mean anything, it must force change, greater transparency, faster reform, and policies that protect the most vulnerable.

Because while the Strait of Hormuz is beyond the country’s control, the response to its consequences is not. And for millions of Filipinos on the brink of deeper poverty, that response can make all the difference. (finding.lina@yahoo.com)

MUPH 2026 reveals Top 10 semifinalists

By Annalyn S. Jusay

(L-R) Gems of Misamis Occidental Erica Jean Cadayday (Health), Trexy Paris Roxas (Agriculture), Nicole Borromeo (Asenso Ambassadress of Goodwill), Jacqueline Aluning (Social Services), and Clarissa Westram (Education)

The race for the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 crown just got more exciting as the first 10 semifinalists of the national pageant were unveiled during the Fashion Show and 3rd Elimination Night staged in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental over the weekend.

The "Top 10 Reveal" showcased Misamis Occidental as the host of the much-awaited pre-pageant activity. It's the final stop before the coronation night on May 2 at the MOA Arena in Pasay City where Ahtisa Manalo will crown her successor.

The event opened with all 51 MUPH delegates in Bench swimwear. Miss Pampanga, Allyson Hetland, was selected as Miss Bench Body. This was followed by a fashion show featuring traditional fabric creations by local talents from ORA Fashion Designers which showcased the best of Mindanaoan artistry and craftsmanship.

The Top 10 Reveal

Ten delegates secured early spots in the semifinals after topping the third round of online swimsuit voting conducted through the Maya app from April 19 to 25.

They are: Alicia Buendia (Rizal/Filipino Society of Southern California), Ella Evangelista (Quezon Province/Filipino Society of Australia), Cherieze Cacayorin (Ilocos Norte/Filipino Society of Hawaii), Jenrose Javier (Sultan Kudarat), Donna Rein Nuguid (Pangasinan), Jencel Caña (Cavite), Alexandria Colmenares (Negros Occidental), Lyneree Montero-Yodong (Mountain Province), Chrystel Mae Correos (Tandag City), and Jayka Munsayac (San Jose, Negros Oriental/Filipino Society of Bellevue, Washington).

Miss Universe PH 2026 Top 10 Finalists voted via Maya App

The remaining semifinalists will be named on May 2. Ten more candidates will be selected by the panel of judges, alongside five wild card picks and five brand awardees, completing a semifinal lineup of 30 candidates for the finals.

Gems of Misamis Occidental

One of the evening’s highlights was the announcement of the “Gems of Misamis Occidental,” with Nicole Borromeo of Cebu Province topping the list as Asenso Ambassadress of Goodwill for the Province.

The four other Gems were Trexy Paris Roxas of Iligan City as Asenso Ambassadress for Agriculture, Clarissa Westram of Cotabato for Education, Jacqueline Aluning of Nueva Vizcaya (Filipino Society of Washington) for Social Services, and Erica Jean Cadayday of Camiguin for Health.

The awardees are expected to support and promote the province’s priority programs in their respective sectors.

The fashion show and the Top 10 Reveal in Misamis Occidental underscores MUPH efforts to bring its major events to the regions while showcasing local destinations on a national scale.

Cebu Pacific turns cautious on hitting 30M passengers in ’26

Cebu Pacific chair Lance Gokongwei and CEO Mike Szucs during the inauguration of the airline's new training facility in Parañaque on Monday. —LOGAN KAL-EL M. ZAPANTA

Malaria breitet sich wieder stärker aus – KI entschlüsselt den Tarnmechanismus des Parasiten

Stand:28.04.2026, 16:00 Uhr

Von: Eva Schmitt

Die Malaria-Fälle steigen wieder. Ein Parasit mit vielen Varianten entgeht der Abwehr. KI soll gefährliche Verläufe nun besser sichtbar machen.

Hamburg – Wer sich mit Malaria infiziert, spürt meist nach einigen Tagen bis Wochen zuerst Fieber, Schüttelfrost, Kopf- und Gliederschmerzen. Doch während der Körper gegen die Krankheit kämpft, dringt der gefährlichste Malariaerreger in rote Blutkörperchen ein, verändert ihre Oberfläche und kann sie an den Wänden kleinster Gefäße festkleben lassen.

Makroaufnahme einer Mücke (Aedes aegypti) — In vielen Regionen bleibt die Mücke der wichtigste Überträger von Malaria und erschwert die Eindämmung der Krankheit. © IMAGO / YAY Images

Dadurch entgeht der Parasit der Immunabwehr – und das kann gefährlich werden. Bei manchen Menschen bleibt die Infektion vergleichsweise mild, bei anderen stören die verklebten Blutzellen den Blutfluss, im schlimmsten Fall auch im Gehirn. Forscher am Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin in Hamburg untersuchen nun, welche Tarnmechanismen dahinterstecken und wie KI helfen kann, gefährliche Verläufe früher zu erkennen.

Erreger nutzt Tarnmechanismus: Wie Malaria den Blutfilter des Körpers umgeht

Der gefährlichste Malariaerreger, Plasmodium falciparum, nutzt eine besonders wirksame Strategie: Er schleust Eiweiße in infizierte rote Blutkörperchen ein, die deren Oberfläche verändern. Diese Proteine heißen PfEMP1 und sorgen dafür, dass sich die Zellen an den Wänden kleiner Gefäße festsetzen können.

Für den Körper wird das gefährlich, weil die Milz normalerweise auffällige oder beschädigte Blutzellen aus dem Blut filtert. Bleiben infizierte Zellen jedoch in feinen Gefäßen hängen, entgehen sie diesem Kontrollsystem – und können zugleich den Blutfluss stören.

Hinzu kommt, dass der Parasit sein Erscheinungsbild immer wieder verändert. In seinem Erbgut liegen rund 60 Varianten dieser Oberflächenproteine bereit, von denen er jeweils nur eine nutzt und später wechseln kann. Die Immunabwehr muss sich dadurch ständig neu einstellen, was eine dauerhafte Bekämpfung erschwert.

Ob Malaria mild oder lebensgefährlich verläuft, hängt von Proteinen ab

„Uns interessiert besonders, warum manche Infektionen mild verlaufen, während andere lebensbedrohlich werden“, sagt Dr. Anna Bachmann vom Bernhard-Nocht-Institut. Entscheidend seien dabei die unterschiedlichen PfEMP1-Varianten, denn einige sorgen dafür, dass infizierte Zellen besonders stark an Gefäßwänden haften.

Monday, April 27, 2026

LAZY DAYS

A lazy day is a planned or spontaneous break from productivity, dedicated to rest, relaxation, and doing absolutely nothing to recharge mental and physical health. Embracing these days reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, and boosts long-term creativity.

A "lazy day" is a day dedicated to rest, relaxation, and doing as little as possible, often involving staying home to recharge. It is characterized by a lack of strict schedules or chores, acting as a mental and physical break from a busy, productive, or high-stress lifestyle.

"Lazy Days" is a song by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 July 1997 as the second single from his debut studio album, Life thru a Lens (1997). According to Williams, the song is about being young, optimistic about the future and not afraid of committing mistakes. The song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. I just listened to it and got today's idea for my column.

Is it normal to have lazy days? Having the occasional lazy day should be a more widespread tradition. Rather than being seen as unproductive, a lazy day should be viewed as a day dedicated to well-deserved idle time and improved mental health. I even like to talk about more than a single day.

Doing nothing brings a lot of positive impacts on your physical health by giving relaxation. Stay in your bed for the entire day, enjoy a sound sleep without any stress or work, and believe me, every muscle and bone of your body will feel refreshing because of the rest.

Indeed, you don't get anything for nothing in life. This is our life's main motto. This is our biography's epigraph - whether we like it or not. Many times, I stressed this already in different write-ups in distinct publications.

Hurray, doing nothing is really something. No, I am not talking about those people, who just hang out day-by-day and week-by-week by doing nothing and -maybe- just fed by someone. No, I mean doing nothing is really something great after a period of really hard work. By the way, it doesn't matter, if it regards us or our children.

I still remember several lazy summer days, sitting in the blazing sun (shouldn't be done anymore of course!), eating a Popsicle, getting all sticky, and running away from the bees. Of course, while still in Germany, those old lazy summer days turned into lazy winter days too. Lazy days shaped and characterized my whole (especially professional) life until now.

Relaxation, meditation and reinvigoration are needed. Life, affected by the "burnout syndrome" needs to reanimate with energy. Burnout is a condition in which people are emotionally, mentally, cognitively, and physically exhausted by their work responsibilities. Most people spend a significant portion of their time at work and, as a result, can easily become burned out.

So let's rest for a while to acquire new energy.

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Artificial goodbyes

We should always be driven by love

By Fr. Roy Cimagala

Chaplain

Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE)

Talamban, Cebu City

Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

THAT is the proper condition of our life. Everything we do should have love as its principle and end. We should not just be content with some worldly motives and goals which, by the way, are also important to be taken care of. But we should not get stuck on that level alone.

We have to do everything out of love for God, and because of that love, it should also be done out of love for everybody else. This way of doing and working would enable us to enter the dynamic of real love which is the very essence of God and the essence that is also meant for us.

We should not be content with doing things and working only for some temporal and worldly goals, no matter how legitimate they are. We should not be content with gaining technical achievement, for example. Nor should we be ok only with some economic gains, some political power and things of that sort.

These motives can only give our dedication a short life-span. They often work only under favorable circumstances. And most likely, they tend to corrupt us. Without love for God and everybody else as the motive for all our actions, we would just get involved in some pursuits that in the end are simply fleeting, meaningless, and ultimately empty, like chasing the wind.

It is doing things with love for God and neighbor that would keep us going irrespective of the varying circumstances. It is this love that would unite us with the very power of God himself. We would not be depending solely on our human powers, even if also need to make full use of them.

That is why it is important that we be clear about the intention we have in everything we do. Let’s remember that nothing is good, true and beautiful, nothing is fair and just, nothing is perfect if it is not done with God and for God. In short, we need to refer all our acts to God. We have to make this affirmation very clear in our mind and do everything to make that ideal a reality.

And so, a lot depends on our intention, because our intention is the very expression of who and where in the end we want to be. Do we choose God, or do we simply choose ourselves, or the world, in general? It’s actually a choice between good and evil.

We need to realize then that we have to take utmost care of our intention, making it as explicit as possible, and honing it to get engaged with its proper and ultimate object, who is God.

We should try our best to shun being simply casual or cavalier about this responsibility. We can easily play around with it, since intentions are almost invariably hidden from public knowledge. We are urged to be most sincere in directing our intentions properly.

We can easily fall into hypocrisy and deception, doing what can appear good externally but is not internally, since we could refuse giving glory to God, which is the proper intention to have, and instead feed and stir our vanity, pride, greed, lust, etc.

We need to actively purify our intentions, since we have to contend with many spoilers in this regard these days. In fact, we just have to look around and see how openly opposed many people are of directing their intentions to God.

To them, intentions are strictly personal and confidential matters that others do not have any right to meddle. While there is a certain truth to this claim, we have to remind ourselves that our intentions too are subject to a universal moral law.

A world without water?

Humans can generally only survive for three to five days without water. While individuals can survive weeks without food, water is essential for organ function, with severe dehydration causing rapid organ failure, low blood pressure, and, eventually, death. Survival time varies depending on environment, physical activity, and health.

Water is essential for all known forms of life, whether it's used directly, like in animals and plants, or indirectly, like in the creation of oxygen through photosynthesis in plants. Without water, plants and animals would die, leading to a barren, lifeless planet

As the world marked again the UN’s World Water Day last March 2016, global residents are still struggling to access fresh water. Water scarcity has long been a problem. But climate change, a growing global population and economic growth are putting the natural resource under even more stress. A world without water? Sounding impossible and crazy, while in some parts of the world, especially in Asia, the monsoon rain keeps large areas land-under.

One example of many: since the late 1950's, the Aral lake in Uzbekistan, once the world’s fourth largest, has been rapidly shrinking. Water that had flowed into the lake was diverted to provide irrigation for Uzbekistan’s ‘white gold’, cotton plantations spread across the arid region, while hydro power facilities and reservoirs across Central Asia have also taken their toll.

It is one of the major environmental disasters of the last half century with animal and plant life in the region dying out as a result. But it is not the only place where water has been disappearing. Bolivia’s second-largest lake, Poopó has all but vanished, with severe consequences for both wildlife and people.

Scarcity of water all over the world is becoming an increasing problem. And it’s only going to get worse, said Richard Connor, editor-in-chief of the United Nation’s World Water Development Report 2016 (WWDR), released last month.

“Water has already been relatively scarce,” he explained in German Television. “It’s just that populations are growing and economies are developing, so demand for water keeps increasing, but the quantity of water that is available does not.”

More than 70 percent of the freshwater that is taken from natural re-sources is used in agriculture, for food crops like wheat and rice, but also for plants like cotton. Energy production ac-counts for 15 percent of water usage and another 5 percent is for household usage.

But with the population expected to grow – the WWDR predicts that by 2050 there will be 9.3 billion people, 33 percent more than in 2011 – the world’s water resources are likely to come under increasing pressure. Regions like Central Asia, the Arab world, parts of China, India and the western United States, already suffer from a physical shortage of water. But storage and infra-structure enable countries to collect water and keep it ready in times of drought.

“The magnitude will be proportional to its vulnerability,” said Connor. “Developed countries are much less vulnerable because they have the storage capacity – dams and reservoirs.” But in the developing world, water scarcity is having the greatest impact. There are already more than 1.8 billion people, who only have access to water that is not safe for human consumption, according to the WWDR. And even in areas where there is an abundance of water, like in Sub-Saharan Africa, economic factors mean that people are not getting enough access to the natural resource.

“The water resource is there, but it doesn’t get to the fields, the factories and the cities because infrastructure and institutions are lacking there,” said Connor, adding that crops there are rain-fed because water cannot be used for irrigation. “When there is a drought, like in Ethiopia, they have serious problems that lead to food crises.”

Without improved efficiency measures, agriculture is expected to need 20 percent more water in the coming years to feed the growing population. And let’s face it again: climate is expected to exacerbate the problem, with some countries becoming drier and hotter, while others experience extreme weather in the form of storms and flooding.

A world with less water translates into hardship for unknown millions. Solution must be find. Or is it already too late?

It is only better water management that will help deal with increasing water scarcity, according to experts worldwide. .

Better irrigation techniques that don’t see water wasted through runoff from flooded fields are one way of saving the resource. But any changes in measures would have to be introduced by individual governments and in some cases individual farmers and other stakeholders.

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PAGASA warns of dangerous heat index levels in 14 areas

FOURTEEN areas in the country will experience sweltering temperatures due to a danger-level heat index, the weather bureau said Saturday.

Heat index is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity combines with air.

A peak heat index of 45°C is forecast in Dumangas, Iloilo and Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The following areas will also see danger-level heat indices:

San Ildefonso, Bulacan - 43°C
�Sangley Point, Cavite - 42°C
�Aborlan, Palawan - 44°C�Roxas City, Capiz - 42°C�Mamburao, Capiz - 42°C�Iloilo City, Iloilo - 43°C�La Granja, La Carlota, 
Negros Occidental - 44°C�Catbalogan, Western Samar - 43°C
�VSU Baybay, Leyte - 42°C�Borongan, Eastern Samar - 44°C
�Guiuan, Eastern Samar - 42°C
�Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte - 43°C

Heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely under a danger-level heat index of 42°C to 51°C.

Meanwhile, the heat index may reach 41°C in Aparri, Cagayan; San Jose, Occidental Mindoro; Puerto Princesa City and Cuyo in Palawan; Legazpi City, Albay; Catarman. Northern Samar; Tacloban City, Leyte; Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; and Davao City, Davao del Sur.

A heat index of 40°C is forecast over Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; ISU Echague, Isabela; Baler and Casiguran in Aurora; CLSU Muñoz, Nueva Ecija; TAU Camiling, Tarlac; Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas; Romblon, Romblon; Daet, Camarines Norte; Siquijor, Siquijor; Mactan, Cebu; Maasin, Southern, Leyte; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; and Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

Meanwhile, cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected over Batanes due to the frontal system.

The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms.

Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the archipelago. (PNA)

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Klaus Doring

A German Expat in The Philippines - Ein deutscher Auswanderer auf den Philippinen