Butchoy, Carina leaves 8 dead, 1 missing – NDRMMC

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 07/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclones Butchoy and Carina have reportedly left eight persons dead, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday. Seven deaths were already validated while one of those reported…

#TDButchoy maintains strength as it exits PAR this morning

07/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Based on its 5am bulletin, Pagasa said the center of Tropical Depression Butchoy was estimated based on all available data at 545 km West of Subic Bay, Zambales. It has maximum sustained winds of…

Expect rains over Central Visayas in the next two days

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/11/2020

MOALBOAL, Cebu — Umbrellas up! The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is expected to bring light to moderate rains over Central Visayas in the next two days, according to the weather bureau.…

Rains, cloudy skies hover over Cebu as LPA, southwesterly winds persist

Rosalie Abatayo 06/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Low Pressure Area (LPA) and the southwesterly windflow continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered and widespread rains and thunderstorms in Cebu and most parts of the country. As of 3 p.m.…

Nepartak kills 6 in China

07/12/2016

Beijing – A tropical storm in China left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain. Supertyphoon Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan Friday, forcing more…

Clogging the waterways

07/11/2016

The July 1 downpour erased any lingering doubts that the El Niño dry spell is gone for now in a big way as darkened skies gave way to rain that, while welcomed as cooling relief by Metro…

Monsoon rains persist in Metro Manila, Central Luzon

07/10/2016

Even as typhoon “Butchoy” (international name: Nepartak) had already left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau on Saturday morning raised rainfall warning in Metro Manila and several provinces in Central Luzon due to…

Sunny weather ahead as “Butchoy” leaves PH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2016

SUNNY to partly cloudy weather lies ahead for Cebu as typhoon “Butchoy” (international name Nepartak) is expected to leave the country tomorrow. Jomar Eclarino, weather specialist of the state weather bureau Pagasa, said Butchoy is headed to…

Province on blue alert for Butchoy

Antonette Garciano 07/05/2016

The province is on “blue alert” as tropical storm “Butchoy (international name Nepartak) makes its presence felt in the country early Tuesday evening. Julius Regner, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRMO) information officer, said the blue…

Barangay officials told to identify, prepare evac sites

07/05/2016

THE Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) called on barangay officials to identify evacuation sites in their areas as Tropical Storm “Butchoy” makes its way to the country Tuesday evening. CCDRRMO chief Nagiel Banacia said…

DepEd Cebu waiting on LGUs to declare suspension of classes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/05/2016

The Department of Education (DepEd) in Cebu is waiting on local governments to give the go signal to suspend classes in preparation for tropical storm Butchoy. “In case there’s no typhoon signal but the situation in the…

‘Butchoy’ unlikely to make landfall

Julit C. Jainar, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 07/04/2016

  The chances of tropical storm “Butchoy” (international name: Nepartak) making landfall in the country appear to be slim, the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan chief Alfredo Quiblat Jr. said the storm is expected…

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