Tag: PAGASA

Signal No. 1 now hoisted over Batanes as “Gorio” moves faster in northwest direction

(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 is now raised over the province of Batanes, as Gorio moved faster in the northwest direction, and is expected to approach Taiwan on Sunday. According to Loriedin Dela Cruz, a weather forecaster at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Gorio was now moving at 30 kilometers per hour, slightly faster than its initial speed. “Inaasahan nating bukas, kung di magbabago ang bilis ng takbo at direksyon nitong […]

Epekto ng bagyong Gorio, mahigpit na binabantayan 

(Eagle News) — Nakatutok ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) sa magiging epekto sa bansa ng bagyong Gorio. Ito’y sa kabila ng abiso ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) na hindi tatama sa kalupaan ang bagyo ngunit patuloy itong maghahatid ng mga pag-ulan sa iba’t-ibang panig ng kapuluan. Ayon kay National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Spokesperson Romina Marasigan, inaalam na nila kung may mga nagsilikas na dahil […]

Tropical Storm “Gorio” to dump more rains in Metro Manila; PAGASA warns of floods, landslides

  (Eagle News) – The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, warned that continuous monsoon rains may “trigger flashfloods and landslides” over Metro Manila with moderate strong winds. As of 3 a.m. today, Thursday, July 27, the center of Tropical Storm “Gorio” (Nesat) was estimated based on all available data at 595 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora with maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph. […]

Classes suspended in some parts of country due to inclement weather

(Eagle News) — Classes were suspended in several parts of the country on Wednesday as “Gorio,” which entered the Philippine area of responsibility,  intensified into a tropical storm, and the southwest monsoon intensified over the western section of Luzon. Authorities have suspended classes at all levels in Cavite, Malabon, Caloocan and Olongapo. In Quezon City; Navotas; Valenzuela; Manila; and San Mateo, Rizal the suspension only applies from the pre-school  to senior high school levels in all […]

PAGASA confirms onset of rainy season

(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau has confirmed the onset of the rainy season after recording the “occurrence of widespread rainfall” in most of its stations in the last five days. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that there had been “intermittent to continuous rains and thunderstorms” that it had monitored in the past few days. “The occurrence of widespread rainfall recorded in most PAGASA stations monitored in the last […]

Kalayaan island group, ipinanukalang ideklarang ecotourism destination, protected area

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Sinusulong ngayon sa Senado ang panukalang ideklarang ecotourism destination at protected area ang Kalayaan Group of Islands, kabilang na ang Pag-asa island, na inaangkin din ng Tsina at iba pang bansa. Sa Senate Bill 944, ipinanukala ni Senador Sonny Angara ang pagbuo ng governing board na mangangasiwa sa development ng grupo ng mga isla upang maging mga major tourist destination ang mga ito. Ang Pag-asa island, halimbawa, aniya, ay isang magandang isla at hindi […]

Carmen, Cebu, nasa state of calamity na dahil sa pagbaha

(Eagle News) — Isinailalaim na sa state of calamity ang munisipalidad ng Carmen sa Cebu matapos ang malawakang pagbaha nitong weekend. Sinabi ng Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, sampu na ang namatay dahil sa pagbaha, walo sa mga ito ay naitala sa bayan ng Carmen. Higit pitumpung pamilya ang nawalan ng tirahan at sampung libong indibidwal ang inilikas. Dahilan ng pagbaha ang pag-apaw ng ilog sa barangay Poblacion, dulot ng pag-ulan dahil […]

No connection between high temperatures and recent series of earthquakes — seismologist

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –A seismologist clarified that the high temperatures being experienced by the country are not connected with the series of earthquakes that hit Batangas, and parts of Visayas and Mindanao recently. Ishmael Narag of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that any surface activity would not reach down and affect the depth from which earthquakes originate. After the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared the […]

Pagasa: Dry season just around the corner

(Eagle News) — The weather in the coming weeks will become warmer and drier, which would signify the start of the dry season. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration made the announcement on Wednesday, with the termination of the northeast monsoon that affected northern and central Luzon in the last few days. “However, some isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon or evening particularly over the eastern sections due to localized convection,” it […]

PAGASA advises public to prepare for extreme heat

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has advised the public to prepare for rising temperatures after the heat in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija reached 47.8 degree Celsius last March 26. The weather bureau is expecting a continuing rise in the temperature due to the easterlies. PAGASA also said that the heat index in Metro Manila may reach 35 to 37 degrees Celsius. https://youtu.be/V3AOBHqNIbg

Pagasa, pinaghahanda na ang publiko sa pagsisimula ng summer season

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mas makararamdam ng mainit na panahon ang malaking bahagi ng bansa ngayong araw. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, bunsod ito ng easterlies o ang mainit at maalinsangang hangin mula sa Pacific Ocean. Pero sinabi ng Pagasa na hindi pa opisyal na panahon na ng tag-init dahil umiiral pa ang northeast monsoon o hanging amihan sa hilangang bahagi ng Luzon. Kamakailan ay inihayag ng weather bureau […]

Mga aakyat sa Mt. Pulag,  binalaan kontra malamig na temperatura

(Eagle News) — Binalaan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang mga aakyat ng Mount Pulag laban sa sobrang lamig ng temperatura sa lugar. Ayon sa PAGASA, dapat magdala ng mga pananggalang sa lamig at magsuot ng makapal na damit ang mga mag-te-trekking lalo’t pumalo sa 8 degrees Celsius ang temperatura, kahapon, Pebrero 13. Ito’y upang makaiwas sa hypothermia at iba pang uri ng sakit dala ng malamig na panahon. Inaasahang babagsak […]