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Signal no. 1 raised over Kalayaan islands; only light to moderate rains expected Sunday (Eagle News) – Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) continued to intensify over the West Philippine Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 240 km/hr. The typhoon, however, is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The center of the typhoon’s eye was located at 320 kilometers northwest of Pag-asa Island in […]
by Ferdinandh Cabrera Agence France Presse SURIGAO CITY, Philippines (AFP) — More than 30 people were killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official figures showed Saturday, with a charity reporting “alarming” destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm. Hundreds of thousands fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, knocking out communications and electricity in many […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,837,464 after the Department of Health reported 582 more cases According to the DOH, of the total cases, 10,167 were active. Of these, 539 were asymptomatic, 4015 mild, 3415 moderate, 1815 severe, and 383 critical. Recoveries rose to 2776727 with the additional 494. The death toll is now at 50570, after 74 more deaths were reported. The DOH has reminded the public against complacency, noting […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Odette” has maintained its strength as it threatens the Kalayaan Islands Signal No. 3 is raised over the area, with “Odette” 40 km west northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h near the center and a gustiness of up to 185 km/h. Signal No. 2, meanwhile, has been raised over the central portion of Palawan (San Vicente, Quezon, Puerto Princesa City, Aborlan). The rest of mainland […]
Odette expected to exit PAR by Saturday, Dec. 18 (Eagle News) — Northern Palawan bore the brunt of Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) on Friday, December 17, as the howler made its ninth landfall in the town of Roxas that afternoon. With maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 205 km/h, Odette made landfall over Roxas, Palawan at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, according to […]
Odette (int’l name Rai) has made more landfalls than supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) (Eagle News) — Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) has made nine landfalls in the country, exceeding the record of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which only made six landfalls in 2013. Odette made its latest and ninth landfall at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, December 17, in Roxas, Palawan. Earlier at exactly 12 a.m. Friday, December 17, it made its eighth landfall in La Libertad, […]
(Eagle News) — Parts of Luzon and Visayas are under Signal No. 3 as Typhoon “Odette” continues to traverse Sulu Sea and approaches Palawan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas, in particular, are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Luzon The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, Roxas, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa City) including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands Visayas The southern portion of Iloilo (Tigbauan, Leon, […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Odette” is forecast to make landfall in the vicinity of northern or central portion of Palawan this afternoon, as it continues to traverse Sulu sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 3 is raised over the following areas as a result: Luzon The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, Roxas, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa City) including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands Visayas The […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 3 is still raised over parts of Luzon and Visayas as Typhoon “Odettte” passes over the Sulu Sea between Cuyo and Cagayancillo Islands. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under Signal No. 3: Luzon The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, Roxas, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa City) including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands Visayas Guimaras the southern portion of Iloilo (Tigbauan, […]
Typhoon expected to make landfall over the vicinity of northern or central portion of Palawan this afternoon, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — Signal No. 4 has been lifted from all areas with Typhoon “Odette” now over the Panay Gulf. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under Signal No. 3, with the typhoon 75 kilometers off Iloilo: Luzon: The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, […]
