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...
As the nation braced for Super Typhoon Rolly last weekend, GMA Network ensured the timely and comprehensive delivery of Serbisyong Totoo to the public – even amidst the pandemic – across all of its platforms. At the height of the super typhoon's onslaught last Sunday (November 1), GMA-7 and GMA...
Just due to Super Typhoon Rolly alone, the agriculture sector already incurred as much as P3 billion worth of damage and losses, bringing the sector's total damage in the span of two weeks to P6 billion. Based on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
Agriculture, the country's most promising sector for this year, is now reeling from damage and losses nearly P5 billion after being hit by two strong typhoons in the span of two weeks. The latest data from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRM)...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is mobilizing its resources to quickly deliver much-needed food relief to the Bicol region and other provinces hit by super typhoon Rolly. SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said that the company...
