CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – National government agencies are working for the speedy recovery of Iligan City after it declared a state of calamity due to the damage caused by tropical cyclone ‘’Basyang’’ (international name ‘’Penha’’) this week. On Saturday, Department of Social Welfare...
BUTUAN CITY – “Basyang,” downgraded to a low-pressure area, battered Region 13 (Caraga), leaving three people dead and forcing thousands of families to flee their homes, according to the latest report from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). In its 4 a.m. report on Saturday, the OCD-13 said...
Tropical Depression Basyang (Penha) has weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) while moving westward over the Sulu Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, Feb. 7. PAGASA weather specialist Leanne Loreto said the cyclone...
The death toll from former Tropical Cyclone “Basyang” has climbed to eight, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported early Saturday, as authorities continue validating fatalities linked to landslides and drowning across Northern Mindanao (Region 10) and Caraga (Region 13). In its update as of...
BACOLOD CITY – Tropical depression “Basyang” dumped heavy rain on Negros Island Region (NIR) and displaced 5,339 families or 16,859 individuals in 29 barangays on Friday, Feb. 6. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-NIR said 892 families or 1,684 persons are staying in 33 evacuation centers...
CEBU CITY – “Basyang” has weakened from a tropical storm to tropical depression but officials here are not taking any chances. This city will remain on a heightened alert until Basyang exits Central Visayas, said Councilor Dave Tumulak, head of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Tropical storm ‘’Basyang’’ left at least five people dead and forced thousands from their homes in Northern Mindanao on Friday, disaster officials said. In Cagayan de Oro City, four family members – a couple, a 13-year-old, and an 11-month-old – died in a...
Tropical Depression Basyang (international name: Penha) may weaken into a low-pressure area within the next 12 hours as it continues to move over Central Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, Feb. 6. As of 4 p.m., the...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities have stepped up relief operations for families affected by tropical cyclone “Basyang” in the Caraga region. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (PDRRMC) in Surigao del Sur reported that 52,000 people or 17, 270 families in 61 barangays were...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of possible lahars and sediment-laden streamflows at Kanlaon Volcano as Tropical Depression Basyang (Penha) is expected to bring heavy to intense rainfall to Negros Island and the rest of the Visayas. In a lahar advisory...
BUTUAN CITY – Thousands of residents fled their homes for temporary shelter as tropical storm (TS) ‘’Basyang’’ battered the Caraga region on Thursday. PAGASA reported that the storm made landfall in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur around 11:50 p.m. Thursday. As of 5 a.m. Friday, the State...
Tropical Storm Basyang (international name: Penha) weakened into a tropical depression on Friday morning, Feb. 6 as it moved over the Bohol Sea and headed toward Central Visayas and Negros Island Region, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)....
