Tag: Typhoon Nona

Nearly 8,000 passengers stranded at different ports due to typhoon Nona

Nearly 8,000 people were stranded at different ports due to typhoon “Nona” with an international name Melor. According to the Philippine Coast Guards (PCG), the suspension of trips of cargoes and vessels has started at 8:00 pm yesterday, December 13. As of 8:00 am today, 110 vessels, 17 motor bancas and 766 rolling cargoes were stranded. (Eagle News Service)

Local government units on alert due to typhoon “Nona”

According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the agency has already prepositioned twenty-three million pesos in standby funds and relief goods and non-food items for relief efforts while the Department of Health had basic medicine on standby. The P25,034,400.47 standby funds will be provided as augmentation support to the local government units that will be affected by typhoon “Nona”. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said they are also on […]

Classes in several areas of Eastern PHL suspended due to Typhoon “Nona”

The provinces of Albay and Camarines Sur have announced class suspension on all levels for Monday, December 14, as intensified tropical storm “Nona” continues to threaten the Bicol Region and Samar provinces. The province of Northern Samar also declared class suspensions. The provinces of Albay and Northern Samar was placed under Public Storm Warning Signal No.3. Meanwhile, Signal No. 2 is raised in the province of Camarines Sur. (Eagle News Service)

Government ready for ‘Typhoon Nona,’ says Palace

Government front liner agencies are already on standby as Typhoon Nona now enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Palace said on Saturday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has been closely monitoring Typhoon Nona in the past few days, Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview on Saturday. The weather disturbance entered PAR early Saturday morning. “Ang utos po ng Pangulong Aquino ay siguraduhin ng ating NDRRMC (National Disaster […]