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The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi hit 115 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages. Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain over several days, forcing tens of thousands into evacuation centres. In the central province of Leyte — the worst affected by Megi […]
NDRRMC says number of individuals affected by storm close to 1 million (Eagle News) – The death toll due to tropical depression Agaton has reached 76, with 29 reported missing and eight injured mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao region. A state of calamity has also been declared in 14 cities and municipatilies in Region 6, Region 11 and CARAGA. There is no more active tropical cyclone within the country, But Agaton has left […]
42 provinces and three cities under Alert Level 2 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila remained under Alert Level 1, while 68 other areas are also under Alert Level 1 until April 30, Malacanang said. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Tuesday, April 12, also placed 42 provinces and three cities under Alert Level 2 effectve April 16 to 30. The areas under the announced alert levels are effective April 16, 2022 until April 30, 2022. Aside […]
(Eagle News)–The Food and Drug Administration has approved the emergency use authorization covering second booster shots for the immunocompromised, frontline health workers, and the elderly. The Department of Health said it has received the EU from the FDA. It said the second booster shot will be given at least four months after the administration of the first booster. “For moderately and severely immunocompromised patients, the 2nd booster could be given earlier subject to the attending […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Malakas” has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Malakas,” now with local name “Basyang,” entered PAR at 10 a.m. The center of the eye of the typhoon was so far located 1,435 km east of Southern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center, and a gustiness of up to 150 kph. The typhoon is moving north northwestward at […]
by Ron Lopez and Mikhail Flores MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28. More than 17,000 people fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, flooding houses, severing roads and knocking out power. At least 22 people were dead and 27 missing […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of the country with the center of “Agaton” now in the vicinity of Balangiga, Eastern Samar. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the signal number, as “Agaton” moved eastward, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center, and a gustiness of up to 75 kph: Luzon The southern portion of Masbate (Dimasalang, Cawayan, Palanas, […]
(Eagle News) — A total of 8,241 law graduates passed the country’s first-ever digital bar exams. The 8,241 who passed the exam represent 72.28 percent of the 11,402 who took and completed the 2020-21 bar examinations held on Feb. 4 and 6. According to Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, 11,790 had been admitted to take the bar exams, with 3.9 percent unable to complete them. The SC had pegged the passing score to 75%. […]
LEYTE, Philippines (AFP) — At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines, authorities said Monday, after tropical storm Megi dumped heavy rain and disrupted travel ahead of the April holidays. More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region Sunday, the national disaster agency said, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads and knocking out power. The central province of Leyte […]
Over 130,000 individuals affected by storm; Palace closely monitoring situation (Eagle News) — At least three people have died due to the rains, floods and landslides brought by tropical storm “Agaton” (international name Megi) which has now been downgraded to a tropical depression. As of 7 p.m., Monday, April 11, the center of Tropical Depression “Agaton” was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Basey, Samar (11.4°N, 125.1°E) According to the […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao due to “Agaton” and a low pressure area in the vicinity. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate to at times heavy rains are affecting portions of Misamis Occidental (Tudela, Clarin, Ozamis City, Tangub City, Bonifacio), Zamboanga del Sur (Aurora, Tukuran, Labangan, Pagadian City, Dumalinao, San Pablo, Guipos, Dinas, San Miguel, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Vincenzo A. Sagun, […]
(Eagle News) — The southern portion of Masbate and several parts of Visayas and Mindanao are under Signal No. 1, as Tropical Depression “Agaton” remains stationary over San Pablo Bay. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas of Masbate, in particular, are under the signal number, with “Agaton” located over the coastal waters of Tanauan, Leyte: Dimasalang Palanas Cataingan Pio V. Corpuz Esperanza Placer Cawayan The following areas in […]
