Work in government offices on Nov. 10 and classes at all levels in Metro Manila and other regions on Nov. 10 to 11 have been suspended due to the forecasted major impacts of Super Typhoon Uwan. Malacañang issued Memorandum Circular No. 106 on Sunday, Nov. 9, suspending the work in government in...
Five major dams in Luzon continued to release water on Sunday, Nov. 9 as Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) brings heavy rainfall, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to warn downstream communities along the Angat,...
(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 Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, Nov. 9, warned of heavy to intense rainfall over parts of Luzon until Tuesday, Nov. 11, as Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) is expected to cross the country. On Sunday, PAGASA said intense to...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday morning, Nov. 9, raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 over parts of Bicol Region and Quezon province as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) intensified into a super typhoon. As of 7...
Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) has intensified further as it continues to move closer to the Bicol region, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 over Catanduanes late...
5 a.m., Nov. 11 Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Tuesday, Nov. 11, but 32 areas in Luzon remain under tropical cyclone wind signals. The center of Uwan was estimated 365 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan. It was moving northward...
Tropical cyclone “Uwan” (international name: Fung-wong) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday evening, Nov. 7, after intensifying into a typhoon over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said....
As Severe Tropical Storm Uwan (Fung-wong) nears the country, one of its major hazards is storm surge, locally called “daluyong ng bagyo.” The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) defines a storm surge as the abnormal rise in sea level that occurs...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday afternoon, Nov. 7 raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 21 areas even before Severe Tropical Storm Fung-wong, now locally named “Uwan,” enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility...
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 Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Nov. 7 warned residents to take precautionary measures as three major dams in Luzon begin releasing water ahead of heavy rains from the approaching storm. Before Friday noon, the center of Severe...
