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Slow-moving ‘Ruby’ claims 6 lives in Visayas; Metro up next

Many of the people evacuated from their houses have begun their trek home, hours after typhoon Ruby swept through the Visayas regions, which left at least six people dead, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. As Ruby barreled through Masbate which was placed under a state of calamity, it weakened    but could bring heavy rains and strong winds. The provincial disaster office of Region 6 said three people died of hypothermia in […]

Other countries ready to help the Philippines

According to Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Pio Catapang, eleven countries expressed their readiness to help the Philippines after the onslaught of “Ruby”. The World Food Programme and European Union also expressed their willingness to help.

Typhoon Ruby to make 3rd landfall in Sibuyan island Monday dawn, to leave PAR on Thursday

(Eagle News Service) — Typhoon Ruby is expected to make its third landfall Monday, Dec. 8,  between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., in Sibuyan island as it moved west northwest at 10 kilometers per hour.  As of 7 p.m., it is located 50 kilometers northwest of Masbate City, with maximum winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said typhoon Ruby is […]

DTI guarantees food supply

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is coordinating with the manufacturers of canned sardines, noodles, candles and others to ensure that there is an ample supply of said products in areas ravaged by super-typhoon “Ruby”.

Ruby retains strength, crawls towards Luzon

After slightly weakening earlier this morning, Ruby has maintained its strength and slow upward movement towards Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 140kph and gustiness of up to 170kph. The eye of the storm was last spotted 60km west of Masbate City, in the vicinity of Aroroy town.  It is moving west north west with a speed of 10kph. PAGASA reported that the third landfall is expected at Sibuyan Island in Romblon between 2AM to […]