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by Ted Aljibe with Ron Lopez in Manila Agence France-Presse NOVELETA, Philippines (AFP) — The death toll from a storm that battered the Philippines has jumped to 98, the national disaster agency said Monday, with little hope of finding survivors in the worst-hit areas. Just over half of the fatalities were from a series of flash floods and landslides unleashed by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which destroyed villages on the southern island of Mindanao on Friday. […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon as Tropical Storm “Paeng” moves towards the northwestern limit of the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under Signal No. 1: Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan Apayao Kalinga Abra Mountain Province Ifugao Benguet Nueva Vizcaya western portion of Cagayan (Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Allacapan, Lasam, Santo […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights on Monday, Oct. 31, were canceled following the onslaught of “Paeng.” The Manila International Airport Authority said the following flights have been canceled: Cebu Pacific 5J 473/474 Manila – Bacolod – Manila 5J 451/452 Manila – Iloilo – Manila 5J 893/894 Manila – Caticlan (Boracay) – Manila 5J 627/628 Manila – Dumaguete – Manila 5J 567/568 Manila – Cebu – Manila 5J 963/964 Manila – Davao – Manila 5J 383/384 […]
(Eagle News) — The tropical depression near Palau has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the weather disturbance is now named “Queenie.” A heavy rainfall warning has so far been raised over Palawan, which means flooding is possible in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas. PAGASA said this was, however, still due to “Paeng,” which has so far been spotted 320 kilometers west northwest […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains raised over parts of Luzon as “Paeng” moves west southwest while maintaining its strength. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Metro Manila Cagayan including Babuyan Islands Isabela Quirino Nueva Vizcaya Apayao Abra Kalinga Mountain Province Ifugao Benguet Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan Aurora Bulacan Nueva Ecija Tarlac Pampanga Bataan Zambales the western and central […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | Emergency workers scrambled to rescue residents trapped by floods in and around the Philippine capital on Sunday as Tropical Storm Nalgae swept out of the country after killing at least 48 people. Several neighbourhoods in towns and cities just outside Manila remained under water after the storm raked across the main island of Luzon overnight, cutting power supplies and inflicting damage. The death toll from the storm rose to 48, the […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 remains raised over nine areas as “Paeng” continued to traverse the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, Oct. 30. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Pangasinan; La Union; the southern portion of Ilocos Sur (City of Candon, Banayoyo, Galimuyod, Sigay, Suyo, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Alilem, Tagudin, Sugpon, Cervantes, Quirino, Gregorio del Pilar, Salcedo, Lidlidda, San Emilio, Santiago, […]
(Eagle News) — More areas are under Signal No. 3 as Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” is about to make landfall over San Juan, Batangas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Metro Manila Bataan southern portion of Zambales (Olongapo City, Subic, Castillejos, San Antonio) Marinduque northern and central portions of Quezon (Pitogo, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Infanta, Tiaong, Unisan, Plaridel, San Antonio, Candelaria, […]
Weather bureau says tropical depression may enter PAR on Monday or Tuesday (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. This was apart from Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng,” which has prompted the raising of tropical cyclone wind signals over parts of Luzon and Visayas. “Paeng,” as of Saturday, Oct. 29, is crossing Marinduque. According to the weather bureau, the center of the tropical […]
MANILA, Oct 29, 2022 (AFP) The Philippines sharply revised the death toll from a tropical storm ravaging the country downward on Saturday, saying only 45 people had been killed — correcting the earlier reported toll of 72. Civil defence officials acknowledged rescue teams sent to the country’s flood-swamped south on Friday had erred in their reporting, leading to some deaths being tallied twice. “When we consolidated the reports at 6:00 am today we realised there […]
(Eagle News)–Rail authorities have announced the suspension of some train services as “Paeng” continued to bring rains and strong winds over parts of the country on Saturday, Oct. 29. The Light Rail Authority said the Libreng Sakay for students was temporarily suspended starting 10 a.m. The Philippine National Railways said its trips were canceled starting 9 a.m. It said this was to ensure the safety of passengers amid “Paeng.” The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, after unleashing flash floods and landslides that left at least 72 people dead, officials said. Nalgae pounded the archipelago nation’s main island of Luzon with maximum winds of 95 kilometres (59 miles) an hour after making landfall on the sparsely populated Catanduanes island before dawn. Heavy rains triggered by the approaching storm began Thursday in the southern Philippines, the state weather service […]
