Tag: rains

“Queenie” intensifies as it moves in northwestward direction

(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Queenie” continued to intensify as it moved northwestwards on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of  3 a.m., the typhoon was seen 1,250 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 190 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 235 kilometers per hour. Although “Queenie” is not expected to make landfall, its trough will bring  cloudy skies with scattered […]

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PAGASA: Typhoon “Queenie” enters PAR but is not expected to make landfall

(Eagle News)—Typhoon “Queenie” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday, Oct. 1, but is not expected to make landfall. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Queenie” was last seen 1,385 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour. The eye of the typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kilometers per hour. PAGASA […]

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“Paeng” exits PAR

  (Eagle News)—Typhoon “Paeng” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 7:30 a.m. bulletin on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of the typhoon was located 730 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes, outside PAR. PAGASA said “Paeng” no longer has any direct effect on the country. Sea travel in the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon, however, remains risky, PAGASA said.  

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“Paeng” to exit PAR on Saturday, Sept. 29

(Eagle News) — “Paeng” is moving slowly in a northwestward direction and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 10 a.m., the eye of Typhoon “Paeng” was located  655 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour near the center and […]

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“Trami” intensifies as it heads toward Taiwan

(Eagle News)–“Trami” continues to intensify  on Monday, Sept. 24, as it moves  west northwest toward Taiwan. As of 1 a.m., the eye of “Paeng,” as it is locally called, was located 1100 kilometers east of Tuguegarao. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 170 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kilometers per hour, moving at 20 kilometers per hour. It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on […]

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PAGASA: “Trami” enters PAR but has no direct effect on PHL so far

(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Trami” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday, but has no direct effect so far on the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Trami,” which is now called “Paeng,” entered PAR at 10:30 a.m. As of 4 p.m., its eye was located 1290 kilometers east of Tuguegarao. “Paeng” is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 125 to 155 kilometers per hour, and is moving west at 20 […]

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PAGASA: “Trami” expected to enter PAR this afternoon

(Eagle News)–Severe Tropical Storm “Trami” is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday, Sept. 23. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 3 a.m., the eye of “Trami” was located 1580 kilometers east of center Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 to 120 kilometers per hour, and moving west northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour. If it enters the PAR, it will be named “Paeng.” Scattered rains […]

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PAGASA monitoring tropical depression that may enter PAR on Sunday

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said that as of 4 p.m., the weather disturbance was located  2,175 kilometers east of southern Luzon. The eye of the tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. The weather disturbance is moving north northwest at […]

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Damage to agri sector due to “Ompong” now at P16.76 billion

(Eagle News) — Damage to the agricultural sector due to Typhoon “Ompong” is now at P16.76 billion, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, Sept. 19. According to the DA,  affected was “a total of 636,908 hectares of agricultural areas with an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons” in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and in Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4A. Agri-fishery investments worth P16.76 billion were also affected, with the volume […]

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US to provide aid to typhoon-hit Cagayan

(Eagle News)–The United States announced it was extending aid  to the victims of Typhoon “Ompong” in  Cagayan, one of the hardest-hit areas. The aid, to be coursed through the US Agency for International Development and a local non-government organization, is in the form of hygiene supplies for 5500 people who lost their homes. This is apart from the  transport of 1000 metric tons of food through the United Nations World Food Programme to affected families. The […]

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Itogon mayor says wife stopped gold-buying business early this year

(Eagle News)—-Itogon, Benguet Mayor Victorio Palangdan on Wednesday, Sept. 19, .denied he was lenient to illegal small-scale mining operations in the town because of his wife, an accredited gold buyer. In a radio interview, Palangdan said that  his wife, in the first place,  stopped engaging in the business early this year after miners stopped selling her the gold due to high taxes. He said the high taxes–4 to 7 percent— were because she was an accredited […]

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DFA: No Filipino hurt during onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong, China

(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were hurt during the onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong Province in China, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, based on the Philippine Consulate General’s coordination with authorities and Filipino community leaders in the area, there were also no Filipino nationals “seriously affected by the typhoon.” Consul General Marshall Louis Alferez said the Guangdong government implemented a “three stops” notice, enabing the relocation of around 2.5 million people and […]

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