The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday afternoon, Nov. 7 raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 21 areas even before Severe Tropical Storm Fung-wong, now locally named “Uwan,” enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, November 7, said it has launched urgent rehabilitation and learning recovery efforts after “Tino” left extensive damage to schools across several regions, even as the agency braces for the approaching Typhoon Uwan. Based on DepEd’s latest...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) are leading preparedness efforts to ensure maritime safety as typhoon “Uwan” is expected to affect the country this weekend. This, as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez instructed the PCG...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Nov. 7 warned residents to take precautionary measures as three major dams in Luzon begin releasing water ahead of heavy rains from the approaching storm. Before Friday noon, the center of Severe...
Timor Leste will deploy 120 engineers and firefighters to assist in the cleaning and rehabilitation efforts of the Philippines after the devastating onslaught of Typhoon Tino. This was disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, Nov. 7, as it thanked the foreign country for its...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Nov. 7, directed all its units nationwide to balance ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in areas devastated by Typhoon “Tino” with preemptive preparations for the possible impact of potential supertyphoon...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Nov. 7, urged Filipinos to take immediate precautions as the severe tropical storm, internationally known as “Fung-wong,” moves toward the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and could...
President Marcos has visited Liloan, Cebu to oversee the relief and recovery operations after the onslaught of Typhoon Tino. The President arrived in Liloan on Friday, Nov. 7, days after the typhoon, which has claimed 188 lives, made landfall in Cebu. Liloan is among the areas most severely...
As the nation continues to reel from the devastation left by Typhoon Tino, which claimed the lives of at least 188 people as of Friday, Nov. 7, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has begun shifting its focus to brace for the impact of another powerful storm, the potential super typhoon “Uwan,”...
As the Philippines braces for the arrival of a powerful tropical cyclone, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is reminding communities of the extreme dangers posed by a super typhoon. A super typhoon is the highest classification of a tropical...
The tropical cyclone with the international name “Fung-wong” has strengthened into a severe tropical storm as it continues to intensify over the Pacific Ocean, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, Nov. 7 As of 4 a.m., PAGASA...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended its condolences to families who lost their loved ones during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino and assured them of immediate assistance, including burial aid and other social protection services. DSWD Assistant Secretary and head of...
