Tag: Jalad

Pres. Duterte to visit areas devastated by supertyphoon Odette; at least 12 casualties reported by NDRRMC

More casualties feared as Odette leaves trail of destruction in Visayas, Mindanao   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will visit and tour the areas in Mindanao and the Visayas that have been ravaged by supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) this weekend, according to Malacanang. The superhowler had left at least 12 people dead as it barreled through Visayas and Mindanao, making an unprecedented nine landfalls while packing winds of between 205 kilometers per hour […]

Typhoon Ulysses death toll at 69, as affected individuals in Luzon reached 1.1 million

  (Eagle News) – The death toll due to Typhoon Ulysses which lashed Luzon has reached 69, as those affected by the typhoon reached 1.1 million individuals, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). NDRRMC Executive Director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that the typhoon fatalities came from six regions in Luzon. Only the Ilocos Region did not report any death. The highest number of fatalities came from Cagayan Valley which experienced […]

Typhoon “Ulysses” leaves at least 14 dead, but fatalities in NCR not yet counted

(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name Vamco) left at least 14 dead, eight injured and 14 missing in the country, according to the Philippines’ top disaster and risk reduction official. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that the list of 14 dead does not include fatalities coming from Metro Manila yet. Jalad said the number of dead from the Philippine capital was still undergoing validation. So […]

At least 10 dead after ‘Rolly’ pummels Bicol region with Category 5 winds – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) – At least 10 people were reported killed after then Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) battered the Bicol region with its very strong Category 5 winds comparable to Super Typhoon Haiyan of 2013. “Rolly” had maximum sustained winds of over 225 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 310 kph when it hit the Bicol region. It first made its landfall in Bato, Catanduanes early Sunday, Nov. 1. Its second landfall was on […]

19.8 million to 31.9 million people “predicted to be exposed” to Super Typhoon Rolly — NDRMMC

Close to 97k families or 347k individuals already preemptively evacuated   (Eagle News) — A total of 19.8 million people to 31.9 million people are “predicted to be exposed” to Super Typhoon Rolly (international name Goni), located in 12 exposed or affected regions in the country, according to authorities. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that they based their projections for a 60 kilometer radius, and a 120 kilometer […]