​The United States government is providing P84 million in humanitarian assistance and logistics support to the Philippines for its response to Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine". According to the US Embassy in Manila, the funding will augment the US Agency for International Development's...
President Marcos has directed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to study the possible implementation of temporary relief on electricity bill payments in areas under state of calamity due to Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine. Residents of Vista Verde Executive Village in Cainta, Rizal use...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health- Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-EVCHD), in collaboration with the Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC), has dispatched a team of 18 healthcare professionals to the Bicol region to assist with local response following tropical...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay -- Gas stations in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Albay have temporarily halted operations due to a fuel shortage after supply trucks were stranded due to flooding brought by severe tropical storm "Kristine." Motorists are grappling for fuel in gasoline stations. On...
Forecast track and intensity of Severe Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) as of 11 p.m., Oct. 28, 2024 (Courtesy of PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has not ruled out the possibility that Severe Tropical Storm...
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) as of 2 p.m, Oct. 28, 2024 (Courtesy of PAGASA) Severe Tropical Storm “Leon” (international name: Kong-rey) further intensified while traversing the Philippine Sea, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Israel said it stands in solidarity with the Philippines following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine" to the country. The Israeli Embassy in Manila on Monday, Oct. 28, in a statement offered its deepest sympathies to the families who have lost their loved ones as the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday, Oct. 28 that it continues to support local government units (LGUs) affected by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” (Trami) through the augmentation of their food packs. “Under the directives of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the...
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) as of 11 a.m., Oct. 28, 2024 (Courtesy of PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Oct. 28 warned that Severe Tropical Storm “Leon” (international...
TALISAY, Batangas (AP) – As severe tropical storm “Kristine” (international name “Trami”) pounded his rural home, Raynaldo Dejucos asked his wife and children to stay indoors and keep safe from possible lightning strikes, slippery roads, or catching a fever. One thing the 36-year-old...
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) as of 10:40 p.m., Oct. 27, 2024 (Courtesy of PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over three areas in Cagayan Valley and Bicol...
BACOLOD CITY – Four fishermen were rescued from rough seas generated by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Negros Occidental last week. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental, identified them as Robin Fajardo, 42, and Jose Carlo Jurial,...
