Tag: Luzon

Typhoon Henry already outside PHL, heading towards South Korea – PAGASA

But Southwest Monsoon enhanced by “Henry” will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon, including NCR today (Eagle News) – Typhoon “Henry” has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but will continue to enhance the Southwest monsoon bringing rains in most areas of Luzon, PAGASA said on Sunday morning, September 4. As of the weather bureau’s 5 a.m. bulletin, the eye of the center of Typhoon “Henry” was estimated based on all available […]

Super typhoon intensifies with gusts of up to 240 km/hr as it nears PHL, could merge with TD Gardo

Extreme northern Luzon at risk due to these two weather disturbances   (Eagle News) – The super typhoon with the internationalname “Hinnamnor” further intensified with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 240 km/hr as it nears the Philippines. The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, forecasts that the super typhoon would enter the country on Wednesday night. At 8 p.m., PAGASA says “Hinnamnor” would already be 730 […]

TD “Florita” intensifies; signal no. 1 in effect over areas of Aurora, Isabela, Cagayan

PAGASA forecasts “Florita” to reach tropical storm category by Monday, August 22 (Eagle News) – Tropical depression Florita has slightly intensified while moving west southwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Cagayan. As of 5 p.m., Sunday, August 22, tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 is in effect in the following areas in Luzon: the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag), the eastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Ilagan City, […]

Pres. Marcos Jr., directs DPWH to prioritize inspection of hospitals in quake-affected areas

    President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has directed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prioritize the inspection of hospitals and healthcare facilities in Abra following the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted the province. “Do the inspections first of the public buildings. I think your priority will be… the hospital. Uunahin natin even before the government buildings, ‘yung mga offices, ‘yung mga ganoon. Unahin natin ‘yung ospital,” he said during a situation briefing […]

More cities from Luzon and Visayas placed under Alert Level 3 amid spike in COVID-19 cases

  (Eagle News) — More areas in the country, particularly in Luzon and the Visayas regions, were placed under the higher Alert Level 3 following the noted increase in COVID-19 cases in these areas. Based on the latest resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force, certain areas from the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Regions 1 to 7, were escalated to Alert Level 3 that would take effect on Sunday, January 9 until January 15. These are […]

Moderate to heavy rains with lightning in NCR, several areas in Luzon due to thunderstorms

  (Eagle News) – Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected in Metro Manila, Zambales, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon and Batangas within the next two hours, PAGASA said at 12:41 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 15. In a thunderstorm advisory, PAGASA advised those affected to “take precautionary measures” against possible flashfloods and landslides due to these heavy rains that will last for two hours. In another thunderstorm advisory, however, issued at 1:33 p.m., […]

Updated: Storm “Dante” makes 6 landfalls as it batters PHL with rains; more areas under signal no. 2

(Update: as of 5 p.m. PAGASA bulletin) Metro Manila under signal no. 1, along with 15 other provinces in Luzon, Visayas   (Eagle News) – Tropical storm Dante (international name Choi-wan) made six landfalls in the country, the latest was over Pola, Oriental Mindoro at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2. The storm first made landfall over Sulat, Eastern Samar at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1; the second landfall was over Cataingan, Masbate at 1 […]

Bising weakens as it moves slowly north; only Catanduanes, east CamSur, NE Albay under signal no. 2

Typhoon forecast to gradualy weaken into a severe tropical storm by Saturday, and exit PHL by Sunday   (Eagle News) Typhoon Bising (international name Surigae) has further weakened as it continues to move slowly northward with gusts of up to 215 kilometers per hour. As of PAGASA’s 5 a.m. bulletin on Tuesday, April 20, only Catanduanes, eastern portion of Camarines Sur, and the northeastern portion of Albay in Luzon remain under tropical cyclone wind signal […]

Typhoon “Bising” decelerates but maintains strength, forecast to weaken in the next few days – PAGASA

Bising could veer away from Luzon landmass by Wednesday evening, says PAGASA forecast; Signal no. 2 still over Catanduanes and Samar provinces as of Sunday (Eagle News) — Typhoon Bising slightly decelerated over the Philippine Sea east of Northern Samar, moving at 15 kilometers per hour, while maintaining its strength of maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 265 km/h. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 2 remains hoisted […]

NCR and cities of Baguio, Davao, Iligan, Tacloban, 5 other provinces under GCQ this March

Cebu, where 2 “variants of concern” had been confirmed, to remain under MGCQ   (Eagle News) — Metro Manila, and the cities of Baguio, Davao, Iligan and Tacloban, as well as five other provinces will be under General Community Quarantine for March, according to Malacanang. The five other provinces are Kalinga, Mt. Province and Batangas in Luzon, and Lanao del Sur in Mindanao. Cebu where the Department of Health has earlier noted the presence of […]

DA starts sourcing, transporting live hogs from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao for Metro Manila markets

Weekly deliveries to start to Metro Manila to bring down pork prices   (Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that there will be weekly delivery of live hogs from Mindanao, Visayas and other parts of Luzon to supply Metro Manila markets. This came about as the department also mobilized its transport facilities to help in transporting hogs from all over the country to the Philippine capital at a minimal fee. Agriculture Secretary William […]

Typhoon “Ambo” makes landfall over Burias Island, its 5th landfall so far, as it continues to weaken

  (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ambo” has made landfall over Burias Island in Masbate at 3 a.m. Friday morning, the fifth landfall since Thursday, as “Ambo” continued to weaken, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. PAGASA said that typhoon “Ambo” is forecast to move towards Ragay Gulf before it is expected to make landfall again over the Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon this morning. So far, typhoon “Ambo” has already made five landfalls as […]