Tag: Palawan

ITCZ affecting Palawan, Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Zamboanga Peninsula, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said and […]

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15 foreign tourists in Palawan test positive for COVID-19: DOH

(Eagle News) — Fifteen foreign tourists in Palawan have tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health said on Tuesday, May 3. According to the DOH, of the 15, 13 were asymptomatic. The remaining two, it said, started showing mild symptoms on April 27 and 28. The DOH said of the 15, 14 were already isolated in facilities while one was admitted to a hospital. “As of the moment, the DOH through the [Regional Epidemiology […]

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Palawan, Camiguin, Davao Occidental, Dinagat Islands, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 28

Alert Level 3 in these areas effectve until Feb. 15, 2022   (Eagle News) – Six more provinces were placed under Covid Alert Level 3 that would take effect today, Friday, January 28. These are Palawan, Camiguin, Davao Occidental, Dinagat Islands, Tawi-Tawi and Sulu, according to Malacanang. Acting presidential spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved the escalation of alert level status of these provinces noting the rise […]

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UPDATED: Supertyphoon “Odette” makes record 9 landfalls

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, […]

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Pres. Duterte launches Puerto Princesa Seaport Expansion Project to boost Palawan economy

  President Rodrigo Duterte led the launching on Thursday, Nov. 4, of the Puerto Princesa Seaport Expansion Project seen to boost economic activity in the province as the country gears toward recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “I am excited to see the outcome of this new infrastructure, which is envisioned to boost growth in Palawan and its nearby areas,” President Duterte said during the inauguration at the Puerto Princesa Port in Palawan. […]

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PCG drives away Chinese Navy warship spotted in Palawan

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard drove away a Chinese Navy warship spotted in Marie Louise Bank in Palawan. In a statement on Monday, July 19, the PCG said BRP Cabra saw the warship bearing the Chinese flag 147 nautical miles from the El Nido shoreline last week. The PCG vessel issued a radio challenge and approached the foreign ship to be able to monitor its activities. The PCG did not receive a verbal […]

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Philippines deploys air force jet over Chinese ships

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defence chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area. Around 220 boats were first spotted earlier this month at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island, sparking a diplomatic row. Manila has ordered Beijing to recall the vessels, describing […]

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DOTr, PPA to inaugurate three seaport projects in Palawan on Friday, March 18

(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation and the Philippine Ports Authority will inaugurate on Friday, March 18, three seaport projects in Palawan. In a statement, the DOTr said the inauguration of the Port of San Fernando in El Nido, Port of Bataraza in Barangay Buliluyan, Bataraza, and Borac Port in Barangay Borac in Coron also signals the start of their operations. The DOTr said the completed work at the Port of San Fernando includes […]

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Red rainfall warning raised over Cebu, Palawan due to southwest monsoon

Orange, yellow rainfall warnings hoisted over other areas (Eagle News) — A red rainfall warning has been raised over Cebu and Palawan due to the southwest monsoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in particular said the warning was hoisted over Central Cebu and Kalayaan islands. This means these areas will have more than 30 millimeters of rains in one hour, which may continue in the next two hours. Serious flooding is expected […]

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Busuanga in Palawan under 48-hour lockdown

(Eagle News)–Busuanga in Palawan is under a 48-hour lockdown amid the threat of COVID-19. The lockdown, which began on Friday, at 6 p.m., was after a family–the father, mother who works in Busuanga, and an eight-month-old baby–tested positive for COVID-19 based on initial rapid testing. The Busuanga government said the family, who is now isolated in Coron, may have been  infected by the first COVID-19 case in nearby Coron. The government said contact tracing is […]

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ITCZ affects Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News)–An Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  Palawan, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Zamboanga Peninsula as a result will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due, not only […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies with rainshowers, isolated thunderstorms expected in Palawan due to ITCZ

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in Palawan today as the Intertropical Convergence Zone affects the same, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to the easterlies or localized thunderstorms. The ridge of a High Pressure Area (HPA) is also extending […]

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