WIRE โ€” MANILA, Philippines โ€” The number of affected individuals climbed to more than 4 million on Friday, Aug. 14, due to the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, and other weather systems in the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. According to its latest report as of Friday morning,

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