Tag: Eastern Visayas

Interview: NDRRMC spokesperson: Over 68k preemptively evacuated in preparation for Bising worst case scenario

NDRRMC still assessing typhoon damage, verifying injured and reported casualties https://youtu.be/tZx34OPtis8 (Eagle News) — Over 68,000 individuals or more than 18,400 families have been preemptively evacuated in preparation for a worst-case scenario on typhoon Bising, said National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Mark Timbal. Timbal, in the interview over the Eagle News Service program, Balitalakayan, aired on NET 25 Tuesday, April 20, said that the NDRRMC is still assessing the damage so far […]

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DILG Secretary Año: Gov’t to also look into “spike” in COVID-19 cases in Leyte

(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, June 24, said the national government would also look into what he said was the spike in COVID-19 cases in Leyte. In a radio interview, Año said he would be accompanied by Carlito Galvez Jr., the chief implementer of the country’s national action plan against COVID-19. “Biglang nag-surge doon dahil ang sabi may dumating na LSIs (locally stranded individuals) at OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) na pinagmulan […]

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Signal no. 1 hoisted over areas of Eastern and Northern Samar as storm “Ambo” intensifies

  (Eagle News) — Tropical storm “Ambo” (international name Vongfong) further intensified while moving north-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Samar Island, according to PAGASA’s weather bulletin issued Wednesday morning, May 13, 2020. Because of this, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is hoisted over the northern portion of Eastern Samar, and the eastern portion of Northern Samar. Under TCWS No. 1 are the towns of Jipapad, Maslog, Arteche, San Policarpio, Oras, Dolores, Can-avid, […]

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Weather in photo: Cloudy skies in Motiong, Samar as of 7 a.m., May 13, 2020

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies can be seen in Motiong, Samar in the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines at around 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. At 4 a.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm “AMBO” was estimated based on all available data at 410 kilometers East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (11.7 °N, 129.2 °E ) The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said scattered light to moderate with at times heavy rainshowers during thunderstorms […]

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LPA, magdudulot ng pag-ulan sa Bicol Region at eastern Visayas

(Eagle News) — Patuloy na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Servics Administration (PAGASA) ang isang low pressure area (LPA) na magdudulot ng pag-ulan sa Bicol Region at eastern Visayas. Huli itong namataan sa layong 100 kilometro sa silangang bahagi ng Daet, Camarines Norte. Dahil dito, nagbabala naman ang PAGASA na ang nasabing LPA ay maaaring magdulot ng pagbaha. Samantala, dahil sa habagat, uulanin din ang ilang bahagi ng Ilocos, Cordillera Regions, Islands of […]

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Bilang ng mga nasawi dahil sa dengue sa Eastern Visayas, tumaas 

(Eagle News) — Labintatlo-katao ang namatay sa Eastern Visayas dahil sa dengue fever. Naitala ito sa unang apat na buwan ng taon. Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH), nadoble ito kung ikukumpara sa naitalang nasawi noong nakaraang taon sa kaparehong panahon. Nakakaalarma anila ang nasabing ulat dahil maaaring maragdagan pa ang bilang nito mula Mayo hanggang Disyembre. Noong nakaraang taon, lima lang ang naitalang nasawi dahil sa dengue sa nasabing rehiyon. Kung ikukumpara ay mas […]

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Shellfish ban sa Biliran, ipinatupad

NAVAL, Biliran (Eagle News) – Nagpatupad na ng shellfish ban ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) sa mga baybayin ng Biliran dahil sa red tide toxins na nakita sa tubig at shellfish. Bukod sa Biliran, ipinatutupad din ang shellfish ban sa Carigara Bay, mga baybayin ng Leyte at Irong-irong Bay sa Samar. Nagsimula ang red tide phenomenon sa Eastern Visayas noong July, 2017, at unti-unti itong lumaganap sa mga kalapit na baybayin. Ang […]

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12 lugar sa Eastern Visayas, isinailalim na sa state of calamity

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nasa ilalim na ng state of calamity ang labindalawang (12) lugar sa Eastern Visayas o Region 8 dahil sa bagyong Urduja. Ayon kay NDRRMC Spokesperson Romina Marasigan, ang mga lugar ng Ormoc City, Tacloban City, bayan ng Sta. Fe sa Leyte, bayan ng Biliran, bayan ng Tanauan sa Leyte, bayan ng Can-Avid sa Eastern Samar, bayan ng Zumarraca Sa Samar, bayan ng Llorente Sa Eastern Samar, bayan ng Barugo […]

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Thousands of passengers stranded in Bicol, eastern Visayas ports due to “Urduja”

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard reported that a total of 3, 052 passengers were stranded in different ports in the Bicol region and eastern Visayas due to Tropical Depression Urduja. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Administration Services (PAGASA) advisory posted at 4:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm “URDUJA” was estimated based on all available data at 85 kilometers east southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (10.7 °N, 126.4 […]

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Ilang residente ng Eastern Visayas, hindi pa rin nakakauwi matapos ang 6.5-magnitude na lindol sa lugar

(Eagle News) – Mahigit sa 20,000 na residente ng Eastern Visayas ang hindi pa nakababalik sa kanilang mga tahanan matapos tumama ang 6.5-magnitude na lindol sa lugar noong Hulyo 6. Batay sa datos ng Department of Social Welfare and Development, nasa 23 mga barangay sa Eastern Visayas ang matinding napinsala ng nasabing lindol. Ayon sa ahensya, 12,000 sa mga residente ng Eastern Visayas ang nananatili pa rin sa 19 na mga evacuation centers. Mahigit 9,000 naman […]

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Espinosa affidavit says De Lima and Kerwin talked about illegal drugs in Baguio last March

  (Eagle News) — Slain Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa had named former Justice Secretary and now senator Leila de Lima in his final affidavit taken by policemen in August, saying she and his son Kerwin met in Baguio City sometime in March 2016 to talk about the illegal drug trade. This was contained in his six-page affidavit that Albuera policemen took in August. He named De Lima several government officials and members of the […]

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