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Signal no. 1 raised over Kalayaan islands; only light to moderate rains expected Sunday (Eagle News) – Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) continued to intensify over the West Philippine Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 240 km/hr. The typhoon, however, is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The center of the typhoon’s eye was located at 320 kilometers northwest of Pag-asa Island in […]
by Ferdinandh Cabrera Agence France Presse SURIGAO CITY, Philippines (AFP) — More than 30 people were killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official figures showed Saturday, with a charity reporting “alarming” destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm. Hundreds of thousands fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, knocking out communications and electricity in many […]
(Eagle News)–Only Filipinos, balikbayans and those with long-term visas may enter the Philippines from green- and yellow-list countries. According to the Bureau of Immigration, even then they would still be subjected to the quarantine policies implemented for each list as implemented by the Bureau of Quarantine. Meanwhile, only Filipinos coming from government or non-government-initiated flights will be allowed entry from red-list countries. Those who do not belong to this category and who come directly from […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has junked a petition seeking to declare Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos as a nuisance candidate in the May 2022 elections. In a message to reporters, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the petition in particular of Danilo Lihaylihay was denied by the 2nd Division of the poll body. According to Jimenez, the division ruled that Marcos did not fall under any of the three broad categories of nuisance candidates: one […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,837,464 after the Department of Health reported 582 more cases According to the DOH, of the total cases, 10,167 were active. Of these, 539 were asymptomatic, 4015 mild, 3415 moderate, 1815 severe, and 383 critical. Recoveries rose to 2776727 with the additional 494. The death toll is now at 50570, after 74 more deaths were reported. The DOH has reminded the public against complacency, noting […]
More casualties feared as Odette leaves trail of destruction in Visayas, Mindanao (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will visit and tour the areas in Mindanao and the Visayas that have been ravaged by supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) this weekend, according to Malacanang. The superhowler had left at least 12 people dead as it barreled through Visayas and Mindanao, making an unprecedented nine landfalls while packing winds of between 205 kilometers per hour […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Odette” has maintained its strength as it threatens the Kalayaan Islands Signal No. 3 is raised over the area, with “Odette” 40 km west northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h near the center and a gustiness of up to 185 km/h. Signal No. 2, meanwhile, has been raised over the central portion of Palawan (San Vicente, Quezon, Puerto Princesa City, Aborlan). The rest of mainland […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines reached a vaccination milestone on Thursday, December 16, when it first breached 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered since the vaccination began last March. The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said that on Thursday, the total vaccine doses that have been administered so far reached 100,019,137. Of this number, over 43 millionhave already been fully vaccinated representing 55.78 percent of the target population. As of […]
Odette (int’l name Rai) has made more landfalls than supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) (Eagle News) — Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) has made nine landfalls in the country, exceeding the record of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which only made six landfalls in 2013. Odette made its latest and ninth landfall at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, December 17, in Roxas, Palawan. Earlier at exactly 12 a.m. Friday, December 17, it made its eighth landfall in La Libertad, […]
(Eagle News) — Parts of Luzon and Visayas are under Signal No. 3 as Typhoon “Odette” continues to traverse Sulu Sea and approaches Palawan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas, in particular, are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Luzon The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, Roxas, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa City) including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands Visayas The southern portion of Iloilo (Tigbauan, Leon, […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Odette” is forecast to make landfall in the vicinity of northern or central portion of Palawan this afternoon, as it continues to traverse Sulu sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 3 is raised over the following areas as a result: Luzon The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, Roxas, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa City) including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands Visayas The […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year uprooted trees, toppled power lines and flooded villages as it barrelled across the archipelago Friday, leaving at least one person dead. More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai pummelled the southern and central regions of the country, knocking out communications in some areas and tearing roofs off buildings. Rai was a super typhoon when it slammed […]
