(UPDATED) Super Typhoon “Uwan” began battering parts of Bicol as authorities confirmed that nearly one million individuals have been preemptively evacuated across 10 regions on Sunday, Nov. 9, to avoid the cyclone’s destructive winds and torrential rains. The National Disaster Risk Reduction...
The Philippines and China exchanged sharp words anew over joint military exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as both sides accused the other of provocation and destabilizing the region. The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday, Nov. 8, criticized China’s Ministry of National...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, Nov. 8, underscored the enduring strength of the Philippines–United States alliance as both nations face new challenges, including the approaching Typhoon “Uwan.” Speaking at the US Veterans Day ceremony at...
Authorities warned that as many as 8.4 million people across several regions could be affected as Typhoon “Uwan” moved closer to Northern Luzon with the potential to intensify into a super typhoon. This, as Visayas and parts of Mindanao continued to reel from the effects of Typhoon “Tino,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) are leading preparedness efforts to ensure maritime safety as typhoon “Uwan” is expected to affect the country this weekend. This, as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez instructed the PCG...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) expressed support for a proposed measure in the Senate that seeks to impose stiffer penalties against individuals responsible for making and disseminating hoax bomb threats. The proposed legislative action, introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada under...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Nov. 7, directed all its units nationwide to balance ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in areas devastated by Typhoon “Tino” with preemptive preparations for the possible impact of potential supertyphoon...
As the nation continues to reel from the devastation left by Typhoon Tino, which claimed the lives of at least 188 people as of Friday, Nov. 7, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has begun shifting its focus to brace for the impact of another powerful storm, the potential super typhoon “Uwan,”...
(UPDATED) They took off in the middle of a storm, not for combat but for compassion. Their mission was to assess the damage left by Typhoon “Tino” and determine what help was needed most. It was supposed to be a routine Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) flight but it ended in...
(UPDATED) Typhoon “Tino” left a deadly trail across the Visayas region with at least 91 fatalities reported, most of them from Cebu, as government agencies rushed to deliver relief aid, restore power, and clear roads amid ongoing floods and isolation in hard-hit areas, the Office of Civil...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found a solid ally amid calls online to abolish the maritime agency and a wave of disinformation targeting its operations. No less than Department of Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez has come out strongly in defense of the PCG, calling it an...
A helicopter believed to be one of the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) few remaining UH-1H Super Huey utility helicopters crashed on in Loreto, Agusan del Sur on Tuesday, Nov. 4, while conducting relief operations in areas affected by Typhoon “Tino.” PAF spokesperson Col. Ma Christina Basco said...
