Malacañang has assured Filipinos of the government's readiness as far as the threat of tropical depression "Odette" is concerned. (Eutah Mizushima/ Unsplash) "The government is closely monitoring tropical depression Odette which, according to weather forecasters, will likely enter the Philippine...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA YOUTUBE CHANNEL) The northeast monsoon, locally called "amihan," will bring slightly colder weather with some light rains over most of Luzon this weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Saturday, Dec. 4. Cloudy...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA YOUTUBE CHANNEL) The trough or extension of a typhoon with the international name "Nyatoh" may still bring light to heavy rains over Visayas and Mindanao, including some parts of Palawan in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, Dec. 2, said that 'Nyatoh' intensified and has now reached the typhoon category. However, considering the shift in previously issued forecast tracks, this cyclone may not enter the Philippine...
The effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda will forever be remembered by Filipinos as it destroyed many lives, homes, and subsistence of thousands of families in the Visayas ravaging the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, and Aklan, and Palawan. A file photo shows...
Eight years after the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Super Typhoon Yolanda, one of the most powerful storms that hit the country, which took more than 6,000 lives, and left 30,000 individuals injured, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) shared that their operations have remained "unparalleled"...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) will open a calamity assistance package starting November this year to help typhoon Fabian-stricken members and pensioners in Calapan and Naujan in Oriental Mindoro, Malabon City, and all other affected areas. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief...
The national government has provided various forms of assistance worth P35.7 million to five regions that were battered by typhoon "Maring," the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, Oct. 18. Military personnel from the Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL)...
Editorial Severe Tropical Storm Maring (Kompasu) slashed across the Cordilleras, the Ilocos Region and Mimaropa region (islands of Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) early last week, causing massive floods and landslides and inflicting casualties in affected areas. Continuous rains over a...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Thursday, Oct. 4 urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to go all out in helping farmers who have to absorb the double whammy of twin floods - typhoon Maring and unabated smuggling of vegetables from China. Flooding Nograles said local farmers are in dire...
By Seth Cabanban Typhoon “Maring” victims were relocated by the Pasig Local Government Unit (LGU) after their homes were washed away by floodwaters on Thursday, Oct. 14. In a Facebook post, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto explained that long-time residents of Barangay Santolan living along Marikina...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is setting aside P822 million to bankroll various interventions that will ease the suffering of farmers and fishermen affected by Severe Tropical Storm Maring. Maring has caused damage to major crops, livestock, and fishery products, mostly in Northern Luzon....
