Tag: Ompong

Class suspensions for Tuesday, Sept. 18

(Eagle News)–Classes on Tuesday, Sept. 18, were suspended due to “Ompong.” Below is a list: Apayao – all levels, public and private Benguet, Pangasinan Cagayan – all levels, public and private Calasiao, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private Calumpit, Bulacan – all levels, public and private Candaba, Pampanga – Barangays Sto. Rosario, Gulap, Lanang, Paralaya, Pasig, Buas, Pescadores, San Agustin, Mandasig, Bambang (public and private all levels) Dagupan, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private La Trinidad, […]

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EU expresses readiness to provide assistance to typhoon-hit PHL

(Eagle News) — The European Union expressed readiness to provide the Philippines with assistance amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” that left at least 50 dead. “The EU Delegation expresses its sincerest sympathies to the victims and to those severely affected by typhoon Ompong,” the EU delegation in Manila said in a statement. “Ompong” left 59 people dead, the Philippine National Police said. Over 500,000 were affected by the typhoon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]

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Pinsala ng bagyong Ompong sa Baggao, Cagayan

(Eagle News) — Matinding pinsala ang naranasan ng mga mamamayan lalo na ng mga magsasaka sa bayan ng Baggao sa lalawigan ng Cagayan. Matatandaang sa Baggao ang sentro kung saan tumama ang mata ng bagyong Ompong. Inararo ng malakas na hangin ang hekta-hektaryang pananim na mga mais. Hindi na ito gaanong pakikinabangan ng mga magsasaka dahil sa naging pinsala. Nasira din ang maraming kabahayan sa bayang ito. Nagliparan ang mga bubong ng ilang mga bahay […]

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In photos: Fallen trees on Hong Kong roads as Typhoon “Mangkhut” continues to batter Asia

(Eagle News) — These pictures provided by EBC correspondents show fallen trees on Hong Kong roads as Typhoon “Mangkhut” battered the territory. This was after “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong,” unleashed its fury in the Philippines and left at least 50 people dead. “Ompong” made landfall in northern Luzon early Saturday, and left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday night.

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JUST IN: Cimatu orders suspension of all small-scale mining ops in CAR following deadly landslide in Itogon, Benguet

(Eagle News)—-Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered a suspension of all small-scale mining operations in the entire Cordillera Administrative Region. He said the suspension will apply until applications for Minahang Bayan are approved. Cimatu gave the order after a landslide initially blamed on mining operations at the height of “Ompong” buried a chapel and claimed at least 33 lives in Itogon, Benguet. “Ompong” has claimed at least 59 lives, the Philippine National Police said. It […]

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NDRRMC: Over 500,000 people affected by Typhoon “Ompong”

(Eagle News)—-Over 500,000 people were affected after Typhoon “Ompong” hit the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said on Monday, Sept. 17. The NDRRMC said that of the 591762, 286,730 people came from Region III; 109,472 individuals from Region I; and 90,523 individuals from Region II. The NDRRMC said 229 areas were flooded in Regions I and III and in Calabarzon. Classes were also suspended in 957 cities and municipalities in Regions […]

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“Ompong” death toll likely to increase as search operations continue in Itogon landslide site

  By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – The death toll due to the onslaught of typhoon Ompong in Northern Luzon is feared to further increase as search and retrieval operations come into full gear in the mining town of Itogon, Benguet, according to presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. President Rodrigo Duterte is now on its way to Benguet to attend a press briefing that will be led by Gov. Cresencio Pacalso, as the […]

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Duterte to visit landslide-hit Itogon, Benguet

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Itogon, Benguet where a landslide that buried a chapel claimed at least 33 lives. Duterte will reportedly make the visit on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Earlier, Duterte made an aerial inspection of areas affected by “Ompong,” which make landfall in northern Luzon. “Ompong” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday.

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Tolentino: No casualties in Isabela, Cagayan so far even if “Ompong” made landfall there

(Eagle News)—Isabela and Cagayan, which were the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong,” have not recorded any casualty so far, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Sept. 17. According to Tolentino, who spoke in a television interview,  this was because the residents in those areas, where “Ompong” made landfall, followed the instructions of the government. “Yung pinangangambahan na storm surge, yung pinangangambahan na mamamatay sa flooding, wala po kasi tumalima yung mga kababayan natin sa […]

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Itogon, Benguet mayor: At least 33 confirmed dead in landslide due to “Ompong”

(Eagle News)–At least 33 people were confirmed dead after a landslide buried a makeshift chapel and evacuation center in Itogon, Benguet due to “Ompong” on Saturday, Sept. 15. In a radio interview, Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said of those killed after a portion of the national highway — the Baguio-Itogon-San Manuel National Highway — fell on the structures, 28 have already been identified. Another 29 have been declared missing, while seven others were reported injured. He […]

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PNP: Death toll due to Typhoon “Ompong” reaches 59

(Eagle News)–At least 59 people were killed due to Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine National Police reported on Sunday, Sept. 16. Data from the police showed that of the 59, one was in Region I, seven in Region II, one in Region III, 49 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and one in Metro Manila. According to the police, 33 were injured— three were from Region I, 20 from CAR, seven from Region II, one from Region […]

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