MANILA – Malacañang on Sunday urged the public to remain vigilant and follow quarantine protocols as Typhoon Bising (international name “Surigae”) maintains strength while passing close to Bicol Region. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this...
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TYPHOON Bising (Surigae), which is now nearly a supertyphoon traversing over the Philippine Sea, has halted sea travel and stranded 2,301 people in various ports in Eastern Visayas, Bicol and Mindanao. As of 8 a.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021, the Philippine Coast Guard...
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BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday directed all 31 cities and municipalities in the province to place their respective disaster operation centers on heightened alert in preparation for the possible onslaught of Typhoon Bising. In a...
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MANILA – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental and nearby provinces early Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 118 km. southeast of the municipality of Jose Abad Santos at 4:08...
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LEMBATA: At least 87 people are dead and dozens more still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighboring East Timor, officials said on Monday. Torrential rain unleashed a deluge and subsequent landslides, turning small communities into...
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Some parts of Mindanao may experience scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area (LPA), the state weather bureau said Saturday, April 3. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA...
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WEATHER UPDATE MANILA – Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will continue to prevail over Mindanao, and Palawan due to a low pressure area (LPA), the weather bureau said Thursday. The LPA was last tracked 105 kilometers east southeast of General Santos City....
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PH’s own satellite service to improve maritime surveillance MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines now has its own ‘eye in the sky,’ or satellite service, to improve maritime surveillance. A project, called Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification...
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MANILA – Rains due to the prevailing tail end of the frontal system has killed one while two are missing in the Bicol region as it triggered floods and landslides at the turn of the year, the Office of the Civil Defense in Region 5 said Saturday. In an interview...
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Cargo ship DA FENG 6, anchored at inner Yantai (China, Yellow sea) anchorage to shelter from storm, broke off her anchor, drifted and ran onto port embankment at around 0500 Beijing time, Dec 29. 8 crew left the ship, she’s to be refloated after weather improves....
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MANILA – Four residents who were suffocated by generator fumes inside their house were saved by the disaster response team of Naval Special Operations Unit-3 (NAVSOU-3) during a rescue mission in flood-hit Barangay Sta. Barbara in Nabua, Camarines Sur during the...
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MANILA – Malabon and Navotas, two of the most flood-prone areas in Metro Manila, reported no major flooding incidents despite the recent onslaught of two typhoons, primarily due to the government’s installation of pumping stations, complemented by the continuous...
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