Marikina is one of the Metro Manila cities badly affected by typhoon Ulysses. There are a lot of residents who have been posting online, asking for help and to be rescued. One of them is Angelie who posted on her personal Facebook account photos of her mom who has stage 4 lung cancer. Not only do...
As typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) battered the country, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos were left severely affected by the destructive storm, with its howling winds and torrential rains. A man sits on his roof as flash flood submerge the houses in a baranggay at San Mateo, Rizal on...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has suspended its operations and transactions of its payments and settlements, and the trading of the peso-US dollar, among other things, due to typhoon “Ulysses.” The BSP also announced late in the morning of Thursday that it will not be receiving cash...
The Muntinlupa City government evacuated over 1,000 families to safer grounds as typhoon “Ulysses” battered Metro Manila on Wednesday. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (right) inspects the preparation of relief goods for families affected by typhoon “Ulysses” (Muntinlupa PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) According...
Typhoon "Ulysses" (international name "Vamco") is now over the West Philippine Sea, leaving a massive trail of destruction across many areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila. (PAGASA) As of 10 a.m., Thursday, the center of the eye of "Ulysses" was at 85 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales, and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has prepared a list of all evacuation centers in Metro Manila where displaced individuals can seek temporary shelter from typhoon "Ulysses." PHOTO FROM BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNTINLUPA FACEBOOK PAGE/MANILA BULLETIN The DSWD-NCR Disaster Response...
Rescue teams from the Philippine Coast Guard were deployed to help trapped residents in various parts of Metro Manila and nearby regions amid the onslaught of typhoon "Ulysses" Thursday. PCG/ FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN Overwhelming cries for rescue invaded social media platforms as early as Thursday...
With the non-stop rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon “Ulysses” to Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the decade-old memories of Tropical Strom “Ondoy” has resurfaced as Marikina City is once again tested by another formidable foe, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro...
Residents along Caliraya Lake in Laguna are advised to be on the alert due to the discharge of water from the Caliraya Dam. (PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN) “Please be informed that the reservoid water level has reached 28.72 meters (AMSL),” read the notice of the Caliraya Dam Office of the National...
Low lying areas in Quezon and Valenzuela Cities are advised to be on the alert due to the continuing rise in the water level of the La Mesa Dam, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) The water...
Those in areas with tropical cyclone wind signals (TCWS) due to Typhoon "Ulysses" better read this. PAGASA logo (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), in its severe weather bulletin, has enumerated the possible impacts of the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that as of 4 A.M. Thursday, the center of the eye of the typhoon was located in the vicinity of San Antonio, Nueva Ecija. Packing winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 255 km/h, the...