The number of fatalities from Super Typhoon “Uwan” climbed to 27 after nine additional bodies were recovered by authorities, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 12. The latest figures showed that Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had the highest tally...
(UPDATED) The death toll from Super Typhoon “Uwan” has climbed to 18 while fatalities from the earlier Typhoon “Tino” have reached 232, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, Nov. 11. According to the latest situation report, Uwan left 18...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 2 reported three fatalities from super typhoon ‘’Uwan’’ in the Cagayan Valley region. OCD-Region 2 Director Leon Rafael said the fatalities were residents of Kayapa and Kasibu, both in Nueva Vizcaya, and killed in landslides. They were five-year-old...
(UPDATED) Super Typhoon “Uwan” battered large parts of Luzon and Visayas, triggering widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages that left at least two people dead and 830,000 individuals affected, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Monday, Nov. 10. One fatality was recorded...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bicol region was pounded by super typhoon "Uwan" on Sunday, leaving widespread flooding, power outages, and damage in several provinces. Catanduanes, where signal No. 4 was raised by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, bore...
One person was killed in Catanduanes due to Super Typhoon “Uwan,” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Sunday evening, Nov. 9. OCD Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said the lone fatality was recorded in Viga, Catanduanes and the victim was swept away by a flashflood....
Local chief executives were directed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday, Nov. 9, to implement forced evacuation ahead of the possible impact of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and NDRRMC Chairperson Gilberto...
(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...
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,...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 has urged local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region to order pre-emptive evacuation as tropical cyclone “Uwan” nears. “We once again call on our LGUs to act fast, activate preparedness measures, and prioritize life preservation,”...
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) 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...
