Tag: onslaught

Tugade: DOTr ready for onslaught of “Ompong”

(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Friday, Sept. 14, said the Department of Transportation was ready for the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” “We are at your disposal. Your government is ready to respond. We can weather the storm, together,” Tugade said in a  statement. According to Tugade, the agency would do its best to meet the needs of passengers who might have been affected by flight cancellations, among others. He said while they […]

DFA: No Filipino hurt in onslaught of Typhoon “Jebi” in Japan

(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the onslaught of Typhoon Jebi in Japan, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Sept. 5. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka have not received any reports of Filipinos being among the 10 fatalities and 300 injured after Japan’s most powerful typhoon  in 25 years struck the Asian country. Nevertheless, the DFA said the embassy […]