With the non-stop rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon “Ulysses” to Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the decade-old memories of Tropical Strom “Ondoy” has resurfaced as Marikina City is once again tested by another formidable foe, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro...
Residents along Caliraya Lake in Laguna are advised to be on the alert due to the discharge of water from the Caliraya Dam. (PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN) “Please be informed that the reservoid water level has reached 28.72 meters (AMSL),” read the notice of the Caliraya Dam Office of the National...
Low lying areas in Quezon and Valenzuela Cities are advised to be on the alert due to the continuing rise in the water level of the La Mesa Dam, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) The water...
Those in areas with tropical cyclone wind signals (TCWS) due to Typhoon "Ulysses" better read this. PAGASA logo (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), in its severe weather bulletin, has enumerated the possible impacts of the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that as of 4 A.M. Thursday, the center of the eye of the typhoon was located in the vicinity of San Antonio, Nueva Ecija. Packing winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 255 km/h, the...
Major railway lines in Metro Manila will suspend their operations on Thursday , November 12, as a safety measure due to inclement weather caused by Typhoon "Ulysses" (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In separate advisories posted early Thursday, the Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2 (LRT-1 and...
Classes in the following areas were ordered suspended on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to typhoon "Ulysses". (MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila Manila city ( All levels, public and private) Valenzuela City ( All government work, classes in all levels) Las Piñas city (All levels, public and private)
Typhoon "Ulysses" has already killed one person in the Bicol Region (Region 5) and displaced more than 170,000 people, an initial report from the regional post of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) bared Wednesday night. (Pexels) Amid raging rainfall and howling wind, one Avelino Cabanela, 68,...
10:00 p.m., Nov. 13: Destructive typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: “Vamco”) will soon be retired by the state weather bureau from its list of tropical cyclone names after leaving massive damage to infrastructure and agriculture in the country. Read more here 8:00 a.m., Nov. 13:...
The combined damage of Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly to the agriculture sector rose to nearly P8 billion, affecting 89,259 farmers and fisherfolk and 162,693 hectares of agricultural areas. The latest data from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
The damage and losses that Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly incurred to the agriculture sector and to farmers should be way bigger than the government estimates, since the Department of Agriculture (DA) only looks at actual damages and not the consequential damages. Asis Perez,...
The agriculture sector may be severely battered by Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly, but the country is still seen to end the year with higher palay output of 20 million metric tons (MT). "We hope and pray that in the remaining eight weeks of the year, we will be spared from strong...
