QUEZON CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) – About 402 classrooms in 118 schools in the TY Nina-affected Regions 4-A, 4-B and 5 are being used as evacuation centers for 4,050 displaced families or 15, 684 individuals. This was gathered from the report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council released at 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon of December 26. In Region 4-A or CALABARZON, 25 classrooms in 5 schools in the Division […]
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Typhoon Nina leaves country with 6 dead, 18 missing
Typhoon Nina left the country Tuesday night, leaving in its wake at least six people dead and 18 others missing as government assessed the damage left by the year-end typhoon. As of 11:40 PM on Tuesday, December 27, is already out of the Philippine Area of Responsibilty (PAR). The unusually late storm first hit the eastern provinces on Sunday,December 25, flooding roads and farms, destroying homes and damaging ships as it crossed the archipelago, though the highly-populated Philippine […]
Albay placed under state of calamity
LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 26 (PNA)–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Albay held a special session to pass Resolution No. 255-2016 declaring the entire province of Albay under a state of calamity due to typhoon Nina. Vice Governor Harold Imperial on Monday said a Php 23- million calamity fund was available so the province could recover from the damage wrought by typhoon Nina. He said the typhoon caused heavy damage in the entire province, particularly in the first […]
Palace urges public to stay alert as ‘Nina’ traverses Southern Luzon, Metro Manila
MANILA, Dec. 26 (PNA) — Malacanang on Monday urged the public to stay alert as typhoon “Nina” continues to pound Southern Tagalog and Bicol region. “We ask the public to stay alert regarding typhoon Nina,” Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said in a press statement. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA), Nina entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) early Saturday morning. The weather bureau raised typhoon signals in […]
Nina grounds 876 passengers, triggers power outages in Calabarzon
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City Dec. 26 (PNA) — Due to typhoon Nina’s flogging of the Calabarzon Region overnight Sunday to Monday, around 876 passengers were stranded in the Batangas and had to spend Christmas Day at the ports. Reports from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 4-A on Monday said port and coast guard authorities had suspended ports operations in Batangas City as Nina headed toward the region over the weekend. […]
MMDA to deploy personnel in areas affected by ‘Nina’
MANILA, Dec. 26 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deploying its personnel for immediate response in areas that are affected by Typhoon “Nina” (international name Nock-ten). In an advisory, the MMDA said around 200 personnel, five military trucks and eight ambulances are on standby and ready to respond to emergency incidents. Some twelve rubber boats are prepositioned on flood-prone areas while six floodgates of the Manggahan Floodway were opened. Traffic […]
Typhoon ‘Nina’ weakens, stormy weather to continue
MANILA, Dec. 26 (PNA) — Typhoon “Nina” (international name Nock-ten) has weakened but stormy weather is expected to continue in the southern Tagalog and Bicol regions, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday morning. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the eye of “Nina” was last spotted 60 kilometers south of Tayabas, Quezon province. It has a maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kph near the […]
PHL Coast Guard: More than 10K passengers stranded due to Typhoon ‘Nina’
MANILA, Dec 26 (PNA) — A total of 10,968 passengers were stranded in various ports nationwide due to the onslaught of Typhoon “Nina” (international name Nock-ten), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. In its advisory, the PCG said travel was suspended for 1,047 roll-on roll off (RORO) vessels, 37 sea vessels, six motor bancas in various ports across the country. In its latest weather bulletin, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration […]
Typhoon “Nina” intensifies as it moves towards Bicol region
(Eagle News) — “Nina” has intensified into a typhoon overnight as it continued its path in a west northwest direction, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. Forecasters said Nina (international name Nock-Ten) is “expected to intensify further before making landfall.” “It is expected to make landfall over Catanduanes by Sunday (Dec. 25) afternoon or evening,” according to PAGASA’s severe weather bulletin no. 6 issued at 11 a.m. Estimated rainfall amount is from moderate […]
NDRRMC under blue alert due to “Nina”
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was placed under blue alert due to the severe tropical storm “Nina”, with its constituent government departments and agencies holding a disaster risk assessment meeting to make sure that areas affected by “Nina” are well prepared for the storm’s onslaught. https://youtu.be/OlwTf2dYJDs
Nina” gathers strength
QUEZON City, Philippines – Severe tropical storm “Nina” continues to gather strength as it nears Borongan, Eastern Samar. “Nina” is moving in a western-northwestern direction at the speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The PAGASA said that “Nina” will make landfall on December 25 and will be felt in Metro Manila on December 26. “Nina” will leave the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday, December 27.
MDRRMO meeting isinagawa sa Camarines Norte bilang paghahanda sa bagyong Nina
By Jigz Santos Eagle News Service Camarines Norte SAN Vicente, Camarines Norte(Eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng pagpupulong ang mga nasa pangunahing sangay dito sa bayan ng San Vicente ng Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO Council) upang maisagawa ang mga kaukulang paghahanda sa banta ng kalamidad ng bagyong Nina (international name Nock-Ten) na inaasahang magla-landfall sa kalupaan ng Catanduanes ngayong Linggo, Disyembre 25. Ang mga kasama sa pagpupulong ay mga kinatawan ng municipal health office, Department […]
