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“Samuel” to make landfall over Dinagat-Samar-Leyte area tonight

(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Samuel” is expected to make landfall over Dinagat-Samar-Leyte on Tuesday night, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as of 7 a.m. today, the center of the Tropical Depression was estimated located 350 kilometers east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour as it moves west northwest […]

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“Samuel” maintains its strength as it moves toward Dinagat-Samar-Leyte area

Signal No. 1 hoisted over several areas (Eagle News)—-Tropical Depression “Samuel” has maintained its strength as it continues to move toward the Dinagat-Samar-Leyte area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Tuesday, Nov. 20. In its 5 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said that as of 4 a.m., the center of “Samuel” was located 395 kilometers east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the […]

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PAGASA: Tropical Depression “Samuel” enters PAR

(Eagle News)–The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the center of Tropical Depression “Samuel” entered PAR at 10 a.m., and is estimated at 980 kilometers east southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers […]

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Damage to agri sector due to “Ompong” now at P16.76 billion

(Eagle News) — Damage to the agricultural sector due to Typhoon “Ompong” is now at P16.76 billion, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, Sept. 19. According to the DA,  affected was “a total of 636,908 hectares of agricultural areas with an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons” in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and in Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4A. Agri-fishery investments worth P16.76 billion were also affected, with the volume […]

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DFA: No Filipino hurt during onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong, China

(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were hurt during the onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong Province in China, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, based on the Philippine Consulate General’s coordination with authorities and Filipino community leaders in the area, there were also no Filipino nationals “seriously affected by the typhoon.” Consul General Marshall Louis Alferez said the Guangdong government implemented a “three stops” notice, enabing the relocation of around 2.5 million people and […]

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European Commission brings over P125 million in aid for Typhoon “Ompong” victims

(Eagle News)—-The European Commission is bringing more than P125 million in emergency aid for the victims of Typhoon “Ompong.” In mobilizing the P125.06 million worth of aid,  Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the “contribution will help provide crucial support to those most in need” and will help the victims “face the challenges during this time of need.” The EC said the amount can be used to provide the basic needs […]

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Senator Aquino urges gov’t to buy storm-damaged palay from farmers affected by “Ompong”

(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino on Tuesday, Sept. 18, urged the government to buy the “storm-damaged palay” of farmers affected by Typhoon “Ompong” so they could get back on their feet. In a statement, Aquino urged President Rodrigo Duterte to order the National Food Authority to do the same. He said the NFA, after all, already did this in the past. He said the government can also “use the President’s Social Fund or the […]

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Duterte pushes for creation of “refugee centers”

Lauds officials in Isabela, where there was zero casualty due to “Ompong,” for job well done (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, pushed for the creation of refugee centers, following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” over the weekend. “Let us talk about money needed to set up refugee (centers) and all,” Duterte told officials in Isabela, whom he also commended for a job “well done.” Although one of the hardest-hit provinces, […]

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Duterte reiterates he wants to ban mining in the country

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, reiterated his wish to ban mining in the country, following a landslide that buried at least 30 people in Itogon, Benguet, and which was blamed on mining operations in the area. “I want to stop mining because it has created a monster in the country,” Duterte said in a press briefing in Isabela. He said mining destroys marine life, and “puts in peril the […]

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France condoles with PHL for lives lost during onslaught of “Ompong”

(Eagle News)–France extended its condolences to the Philippines for the lives lost during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” France extended “its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims of Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), which killed dozens of persons in Northern Luzon, and injured and displaced many others” in a statement sent by the French Embassy in Manila. According to France, “we stand ready to examine the assistance and aid they may need to face […]

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Tolentino: No casualties in Isabela, Cagayan so far even if “Ompong” made landfall there

(Eagle News)—Isabela and Cagayan, which were the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong,” have not recorded any casualty so far, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Sept. 17. According to Tolentino, who spoke in a television interview,  this was because the residents in those areas, where “Ompong” made landfall, followed the instructions of the government. “Yung pinangangambahan na storm surge, yung pinangangambahan na mamamatay sa flooding, wala po kasi tumalima yung mga kababayan natin sa […]

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Itogon, Benguet mayor: At least 33 confirmed dead in landslide due to “Ompong”

(Eagle News)–At least 33 people were confirmed dead after a landslide buried a makeshift chapel and evacuation center in Itogon, Benguet due to “Ompong” on Saturday, Sept. 15. In a radio interview, Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said of those killed after a portion of the national highway — the Baguio-Itogon-San Manuel National Highway — fell on the structures, 28 have already been identified. Another 29 have been declared missing, while seven others were reported injured. He […]

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