Typhoon “Ramil” (international name: Lupit) maintained its strength as its moves northwest slowly toward Northern Luzon. The typhoon might affect the Cagayan-Isabela area starting late Wednesday even as its landfall is expected Thursday morning. It is expected that the landfall will start in parts of extreme Northern Luzon on Thursday morning or afternoon, depending on [...]
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“Ramil” Update 3: PAG-ASA 11:00AM Bulletin
Posted: October 19, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: Cagayan Valley, cyclone Ramil, disaster, ilocos region, NDCC, operation, PAGASA, Philippines, Ramil, relief, rescue, Storm
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“Ramil” Update 2: Tracking A Cyclone (PAGASA’s 5AM Bulletin
Posted: October 19, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: Cagayan Valley, cyclone Ramil, Ilocos Norte, NDCC, PAGASA, Ramil, relief, rescue, Storm
As of 4 a.m. Monday, Pagasa said Ramil was estimated at 1,160 km east of Aparri, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph. It was moving northwest slowly and is expected to be 1,070 km east of Aparri, Cagayan. By Wednesday morning it is [...]
“Ramil” Update 1: PAG-ASA Issues Initial Statement
Posted: October 19, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: Flood, Ilocos Norte, ilocos region, Laoag City, Lupit, natural disaster, NDCC, pag-asa, relief, rescue, Supertyphoon Ramil
State weather forecasters do not expect to raise storm warning signals over any area in Luzon threatened by typhoon “Ramil” (Lupit) until Tuesday noon. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) chief Prisco Nilo said Monday that rains may start falling over the eastern part of Northern Luzon Tuesday. “Hanggang bukas ng tanghali wala [...]
“Pepeng” Update 6: The Philippine Government Declares State of National Calamity Across the Country
Posted: October 2, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: bulletin, Cerge Remonde, flashflood, Flood, Malacañan, natural disaster, NDCC, Ondoy, PAGASA, Pepeng, relief, rescue, Supertyphoon, typhoon, weather, weather update
The government on Friday placed the country under a state of national calamity in preparation for the expected onslaught on Saturday afternoon of typhoon ‘Pepeng’ (international name ‘Parma’). The expected landfall is in Cagayan province in northern Luzon. In a radio interview, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said the decision was arrived at with the concurrence [...]
“Pepeng” Update 5: Philippine Coast Guard Advisory
Posted: October 2, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: Flood, government warning, Pepeng, philippine sea, public warning, relief, rescue, travel, typhoon Pepeng
Philippine Coast Guard commandant Vice-Adm. Wilfredo Tamayo has dispatched all Coast Guard units on heightened alert in areas where typhoon (building as Supertyphoon) Pepeng will head through.. The PCG Chief warned by-water-travellers that all sea vessels below 1,000 gross tonnage have been barred from sailing in Catanduanes, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte starting early Thursday.. [...]
“Pepeng” Update 3: Pathway Map as of 10/02/09
Posted: October 2, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: dost, Flood, Manila, Metro Manila, Northern Luzon, PAGASA, Philippines, public announcement, relief, rescue, sattelite, supertyphoon pepeng, weather, weather news
Above is the latest DOST-PAGASA MTSAT-EIR Satellite Image (timestamp on image is UTC; add 8 hours to convert to Philippine Standard Time) on the pathway of “Pepeng”, now almost reaching its “Supertyphoon” status.. — In a related news, PAGASA Chief, Nathaniel Cruz has these words to say: Typhoon Pepeng (international codename Parma) is forecast to [...]
“Pepeng” Update 2: Now A Supertyphoon
Posted: October 2, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: albay, bicol area, Cagayan Valley, ccdc, Central Luzon, cordillera administrative region, Flood, GMANews.tv, ilocos region, mcdc, Metro Manila, NDCC, northern iloos, pag-asa, public announcement, relief, rescue, supertyphoon pepeng, tropical depression, warning
This is a repost of the latest weather news from GMANews.tv and the latest weather bulletin from PAG-ASA.. – While state weather forecasters have yet to declare ‘Pepeng’ (international name Parma) as a super typhoon, US meteorologists project that the latest weather disturbance to hit the country has already become one as it approaches Northern [...]
“Pepeng” Update 1: Tips And Early Storm Signals from PAGASA
Posted: October 2, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: Flood, Metro Manila, Northern Luzon, PAGASA, Philippines, relief, rescue, Superstorm Pepeng, tips, typhoon Pepeng, weather
UPDATE 1: Pepeng Could Become Super Typhoon; May Reach Manila by Saturday This is a reposted news article from Spot.ph Published: October 1, 2009 A new typhoon called Pepeng might become a super typhoon by the time it reaches Northern Luzon and has already left about 139 people stranded in ports and transportation terminals in [...]
The Ondoy Ordeal of Big Bad Vic & The Crew
Posted: September 28, 2009 in Naturally DisastrousTags: Asia Pacific College, CHED Personnel, Flood, Jollibee, Magallanes, Makati, Ondoy, Ordeal, Philippines, relief operation, rescue, typhoon
My former colleagues (Victor Conanan Jr., Curlee Canlas Galang, Catherine Esteban-Galang, the couple’s kid and another coworker) at the Office of the President – Commission on Higher Education sent me few photos taken somewhere in Makati City during their “Ondoy” Ordeal.. The email is in response to a webtext i sent Vic, asking how things [...]
