Beware of holiday scams: How to stay safe this Christmas

Pia Piquero 11/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The holiday season, a time of joy, generosity, and celebration, has also become a prime hunting ground for scammers targeting the unsuspecting public. As the excitement builds with shopping, parties, and travel plans,…

Catanduanes under Signal No. 5 as Pepito set to make landfall

Jason Sigales 11/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — With Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) expected to make landfall on the island province on Saturday, Catanduanes was placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5, the warning system’s highest alert level.…

Super Typhoon Pepito: Signal No. 4 up in parts of Bicol Region

Jason Sigales 11/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) prompted the national weather agency to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 over parts of the Bicol Region on Saturday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

Pepito: Storm surge floods coastal areas in Bicol Region

Ma. April Mier-Manjares 11/16/2024

LEGAZPI CITY — A storm surge triggered by strong winds from the approaching Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) flooded some coastal areas of provinces in the Bicol Region. Reports of storm surge and flooding in some towns…

PRO-7 to deploy maximum force for Christmas season

Emmariel Ares 11/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) will maximize the deployment of its personnel across the region to deter possible criminal activities during the Christmas season. PRO-7 spokesperson Police Lieutenant Colonel Gerard…

Pagasa: Pepito now a super typhoon

11/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) intensified into a super typhoon on Saturday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph and gusts reaching 230 kph. According to the 10 a.m. update from Pagasa, Pepito…

Authorities crack down on Negros Oriental drug den, seize shabu

Emmariel Ares 11/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities successfully shut down an alleged drug den in Barangay Poblacion, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, and arrested three suspects during an anti-illegal drug operation last Wednesday, November 13. The arrested suspects, including the alleged…

LIST: Canceled Cebu flights due to Typhoon Pepito

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 11/16/2024

 MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific canceled several flights scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, due to the strengthening Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) approaching land. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Pagasa reported Pepito was located about 465 kilometers…

Red skies: Is it a sign of bad weather or simply a myth?

Pia Piquero 11/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. On November 14, 2024, at 5 a.m., residents of Camarines Sur woke up to the extraordinary sight of a…

Phivolcs warns: Pepito may trigger lahar flows from Taal, Pinatubo, Mayon

John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 11/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is expected to strengthen into a super typhoon before hitting land and may trigger lahar flows from Taal, Pinatubo, and Mayon volcanoes, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology…

With Trump in office, Zelensky says Ukraine war will end ‘sooner’ 

11/16/2024

Kyiv, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have done once Donald Trump becomes US president next year. “It is certain that the war will end…

Pepito nears super typhoon category; Signal no. 1 raised in northern Cebu 

11/16/2024

Typhoon Pepito has intensified and nears super typhoon category early Saturday, November 16, 2024, as it threatens Eastern Visayas sand Southern Luzon. As of 4 a.m., Pagasa, in its early morning bulletin on Saturday, said Pepito now…

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