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By Rowena dela Fuente (Eagle News Service) BUSAN, South Korea, Dec. 12 (ENS) — President Aquino said he would be visiting provinces affected by Typhoon Hagupit (locally named Ruby), promising to give cash subsidies and housing assistance to typhoon victims when he returns from his visit here in South Korea, The President is set to return to the country Friday night (Dec. 12) after attending the 25th Association of South East Asian Nation – Republic of […]
(Eagle News Service) — Malacañang said the government has enough additional funds from the 2014 national budget and from the proposed 2015 national expenditure program to augment assistance in areas affected by Typhoon ‘Ruby’. Based on initial reports, the town of Dolores in Eastern Samar was the worst hit by Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) where it had made its first landfall on Saturday, December 6. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the declaration in […]
(Eagle News Service) – Tropical Depression “Ruby” further weakened as it moved southwest out into the West Philippine Sea, leaving in its wake at least eight people dead and at least 150 injured. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Ruby (international name Hagupit) only had maximum winds of up to 45 kilometers per hour. It was estimated to be 215 kilometers west northwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council […]
(Eagle News Service) — “Ruby” has further weakened into a tropical depression, after making landfall in Batangas, and is now heading towards Lubang island. As of 4 a.m., Ruby, with international name Hagupit, was estimated at 80 kilometers southwest of Ambulong, Tanauan City, Batangas. Presenty, tropical depression Ruby only has maximum sustained winds of 60 kilometers per hour near the center. When typhoon Ruby first made landfall in Dolores, Eastern Samar on Saturday, its maximum […]
(Eagle News Service) — Some 8,000 residents of low-lying coastal areas and those living near waterways in Metro Manila evacuated to temporary shelters on Monday (December 8), as typhoon Ruby, international name Hagupit, lashed across provinces south of the capital and threatened Metro Manila Monday evening. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the death toll from “Ruby”, which has weakened into a tropical storm Monday late afternoon, stood at two. Both […]
(Eagle News Service) — Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) has now weakened into a tropical storm as it made landfall at 5:45 p.m. in Laiya, Batangas on Monday, December 8. Ruby, now a tropical storm, is packing maximum winds of 85 kilometers per hour with gustines of up to 100 kph near the center, as it is forecast to move West Northwest at 13 kph. Thousands of Batangas residents fled their homes hours before storm Ruby made […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News Service) — The country’s weather bureau said typhoon Ruby had made landfall over Dolores, Eastern Samar 9:15 p.m. Saturday. December 6. PAGASA said storm winds, storm surges of up to 4.5 meters, and heavy to intense rainfall would be felt in the areas hit by typhoon Ruby. As of 9 p.m., Saturday, PAGASA said typhoon Ruby was located at 150km East Southeast of Catarman, Northern Samar or at 45km East Southeast of Dolores, […]
(Eagle News Service) – Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) has already made landfall over Eastern Samar around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to disaster scientist Mahar Lagmay. Lagmay, who is also heads the Department of Science and Technology’s Project Noah, said in a tweet that based on what could be seen in Cebu Station Doppler, typhoon Ruby had already made landfall, past 8 p.m. Saturday, December 6. “Based sa nakikita sa Cebu Station (400 km) Doppler, naglandfall […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — Typhoon Ruby is expected to make landfall on Saturday evening or Sunday morning over the Eastern Samar-Northern Samar area according to the country’s weather bureau which warned of strong winds and storm surges of up to four meters with heavy to intense rainfall that the typhoon would cause. Based on PAGASA’s 11 p.m. severe weather bulletin, it said Typhoon Ruby is expected to bring in an estimated rainfall amount […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — President Aquino said Friday he is ultimately responsible for how the government works in the midst of preparations being made to brace for the impact of super typhoon ‘Ruby (international name Hagupit) which is expected to pummel areas in the Visayas region that had been previously hit by super-typhoon Yolanda last year. Before this, the President presided over a meeting in Camp Aquinaldo to coordinate government efforts to mitigate […]
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Dec. 3 (PIA) –The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the State weather agency has already issued an official weather bulletin on the status of tropical storm Hagupit. PAGASA Tacloban Head Mario Penaranda said the agency is keeping a close eye on the track and intensity of tropical storm Hagupit which is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) either Thursday or Friday. As of 11 P.M. December 2, […]
