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by Elaine Yu in Hong Kong with Purple Romero in Tuguegarao Agence France Presse Typhoon Mangkhut rocked Hong Kong before striking mainland China on Sunday, injuring scores and sending skyscrapers swaying, after killing at least 49 people in the Philippines and ripping a swathe of destruction through its agricultural heartland. The world’s biggest storm this year left large expanses in the north of the main Philippine island of Luzon underwater as fierce winds tore […]
Jolo, Philippines (AFP) — Three Indonesian fishermen held by members of a notorious Islamist kidnap-for-ransom group have walked free 18 months after they were abducted off the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday. The men were kidnapped in January 2017 while on board a speedboat off the southernmost island group of Tawi-Tawi, which together with the nearby Sulu archipelago are preyed on by Abu Sayyaf militants. The Indonesians were freed in the town of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Sept. 16, conducted an aerial inspection of areas that were part of the trajectory of “Ompong.” Pictures posted on the Twitter account of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go showed he accompanied the President in the inspection, which took place a day after “Ompong” exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. At least 29 people were killed in the onslaught of the typhoon, with 13 reported missing. “Ompong” is […]
(Eagle News)–The death toll due to Typhoon “Ompong” has risen to 29. Of the figure, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said 24 came from the Cordillera Administrative Region. “Areas po ng Itogon, Benguet and Mountain Province and parts of Baguio…Karamihan po dito because of landslides, soil saturation, rainfall..,” he said during a press conference. President Rodrigo Duterte, for his part, expressed condolences to the kin of those who died. “I share the grief of the […]
(Eagle News)—-These pictures posted by Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol in his social media account show President Rodrigo Duterte in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, one of the most affected areas by Typhoon “Ompong.”
(Eagle News)–At least 250,000 people were affected by Typhoon “Ompong,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Managament Council said. In its 6 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said the 250,036 people translated to 63,769 families. Of the number, the NDRRMC said 148,283 persons or 37,910 families were from Regions I, II, III, National Capital Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Cordillera Administrative Region. Over 30,000 or 34,169 families or 133,457 persons are so far staying in 1,190 evacuation […]
(Eagle News)——Classes on Monday, Sept. 17, were suspended in parts of the country following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” Below is a list: Cagayan — all levels; public and private
(Eagle News)–At least 25 people have been reported dead following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” in the country. Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said in a radio interview on Sunday, Sept. 16, that of the fatalities, 20 were from the Cordillera Administrative Region, four from Nueva Vizcaya, and one from the Ilocos Region. The Philippine National Police lists 20 people who were injured from the CAR. Of the 20 injured, two were from Baguio, seven […]
(Eagle News)—All tropical cyclone signal warnings have been lifted but rains will continue to persist in the country as a result of the southwest monsoon being enhanced by Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its latest advisory, PAGASA said as of 4 a.m., the eye of “Ompong” was located 570 kilometers west of Basco, Batanes, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. “Ompong” is moving west northwestward toward southern China. […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte will visit areas devastated by Typhoon “Ompong” on Sunday, Sept. 16.Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the President would particularly conduct an aerial inspection of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, and Tuguegarao, Cagayan around noon. “Ompong” made landfall over northern Luzon early Saturday. It exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday night.
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Ompong” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its official Twitter page, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ompong” left PAR as of 9 p.m. It said the typhoon was last spotted 355 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan and is now headed toward southern China.
(Eagle News) — This video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Nora Dominguez in Pangasinan showed how typhoon Ompong took its toll in the province on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. The typhoon’s catastrophic winds uprooted several trees while rains flooded parts of Pangasinan.
