Tropical Depression Wilma continues to move west-southwestward over the Philippine Sea, maintaining maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h with gusts of up to 55 km/h, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday, December 4. In its 11...
CEBU CITY – Classes were suspended in several areas in Cebu province while sea trips were cancelled due to threats brought by tropical depression ‘’Wilma.’’ Classes were suspended starting Thursday, Dec. 4, until Friday, Dec. 5, in several areas in Cebu as Wilma moved closer to the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed several areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, as Tropical Depression Wilma decelerated while moving over the Philippine...
Tropical Depression “Wilma” will likely make its first landfall over Eastern Visayas or the Dinagat Islands sometime between Friday evening, Dec. 5, and Saturday morning, Dec. 6, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday,...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored over the Philippine Sea has intensified into Tropical Depression Wilma on Thursday morning, Dec. 4, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its tropical cyclone update, the state weather bureau...
A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Luzon entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday afternoon, December 3, and may develop into the first tropical cyclone of December, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)....
One to two more tropical cyclones may still enter or develop within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in December, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said, citing climatological records. The next cyclones on the agency’s list are...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) welcomed on Tuesday, April 30, its new president and chief operating officer, Atty. Wilma Eisma, who took her oath of office before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in Malacanang. “We are happy to welcome Atty. Wilma Eisma as PAGCOR’s...
The former head of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has been appointed as the new president and chief operating officer of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor). In a statement, the gaming regulator and operator announced that Wilma Eisma was sworn in as its new president...
TACLOBAN CITY – Major Gen. Camilo Ligayo, commander of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division, belied the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) claims that couple Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, along with eight other members of the CPP’s Central Committee, were abducted and tortured before...
The remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Wilma Abulad Tezcan, who died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkiye, will be brought to the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Turkiye said on Saturday, Feb. 11. Rescue workers look for survivors amid the rubble of a building in the rebel-held...
TACLOBAN CITY – One day after high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were reportedly neutralized by government forces in Catbalogan City, Samar Monday, Aug. 23, the headless body of a woman was recovered in nearby Barangay Bisitahan, Tarangnan, Samar Tuesday, Aug....
