Several neighborhoods in towns and cities just outside Manila remained under water after the storm raked across the main island of Luzon overnight, cutting power supplies and inflicting damage.

Four areas in northern Luzon remain under Signal No. 2, while Metro Manila is still under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) continues moving over the West Philippine Sea.

The Manila International Airport Authority on Sunday cancelled 21 international and 136 domestic flights.

Among the 48 reported casualties, 37 have been confirmed, while 11 are still up for validatation. Paeng also left 40 injured, while 22 individuals remain missing.

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Both Magat and Bustos dams opened their gates yesterday in a preemptive release of water as Severe Tropical Storm Paeng continued to dump rainwater in the country.

Diwata-2, the country’s microsatellite in space orbit, may have at least one more year left in its mission with just about six percent of the Philippines’ land mass remaining for it to capture in images, the Philippine Space Agency said.

To further foster closer ties between the United States and the Philippines, US Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit the country next month.

Countries should be vocal about the need to follow international law and to honor the 2016 arbitral ruling that voided China’s expansive maritime claim in the disputed South China Sea, according to a United States senior defense official.

Medicines should only be purchased from legal and verified sources to avoid substandard drug products that put patients, especially children, at risk, the country’s top health official said this weekend.