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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.
In Iloilo, three were recorded dead due to “Ruby” while another was recorded in eastern Samar.
According to the PAGASA, “Ruby” was able to maintain its strength over Masbate, while it lost speed.
(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 […]
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”.
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 […]
PAGASA forecast that “Ruby” is expected to make at least six landfall as it passes the Visayas Island, the Bicol region and MiMaRoPa, from Saturday night to Sunday morning.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) released contact information for those who have anything to report regarding the typhoon.
Philippine Navy personnel and volunteers packe relief goods in a Manila warehouse to help typhoon victims.
More than half a million people fled their homes as super-typhoon “Ruby” hit the Philippines earlier than expected.
Although relatively weak compared to Typhoon Yolanda, ‘Ruby’ (Hagupit) wrecked havoc through the Visayas region which has left at least three people dead and over a million others affected according to various initial reports. Two of the victims were identified as one year-old Thea Rojo of Balasan, Iloilo and Ernesto Baylon, 65, of Estancia Iloilo. This according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In a press briefing, NDRRMC executive director Alexander […]
Oil companies led by Petron and Unioil slashed prices by at least P2.50 per liter of gasoline and P2.25 per liter of diesel and kerosene, the biggest price rollback so far this year amid the softening prices of oil worldwide. Petron Corp. was the first to announce the price cut that took effect at 12:01 A. M. December 7. Petrol and kerosene products in Petron line-up were covered by the rollback. Unioil Petroleum Philippines followed suit, cutting […]
