Signal No. 5 lifted in Cagayan as Ofel weakens

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The highest wind signal in Cagayan has been lifted by state meteorologists as Ofel weakens from a super typhoon into a typhoon. Ofel, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near…

Ofel weakens into a typhoon after making landfall over Cagayan

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The weather bureau has reported that Ofel (international name: Usagi) has weakened into a typhoon after making landfall over the vicinity of Baggao, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon. Ofel’s eye made landfall of the Philippine…

Marce: 3,000 families evacuate in Cagayan Valley

Leilanie Adriano - Philippine News Agency 11/08/2024

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Around 3,469 families, or 10,088 individuals, have been pre-emptively evacuated since Wednesday across Region II  as Typhoon Marce (international name Yinxing) pummels this northernmost part of mainland Luzon. In a media briefing on Thursday, regional…

Marce to make landfall within hours as it nears Cagayan – Pagasa

Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 11/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) will likely make landfall by Thursday afternoon or Friday early morning as it nears northeastern Cagayan, said the state weather bureau. Marce “will make a landfall and traverse Babuyan…

Severe storm Julian intensifies, signal no. 3 up in Babuyan Islands

Faith Argosino 09/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Severe tropical storm Julian further intensified over the Philippine Sea on Sunday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In its 11 a.m. cyclone update, the state weather service said…

48ºC heat index hounds Aparri, Cagayan – Pagasa

Zacarian Sarao 04/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A scorching 48ºC heat index hounded Aparri, Cagayan on Tuesday while 30 other areas / locations likewise experienced a dangerous heat index, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa defines heat index…

742 people evacuated due to floods in Cagayan town

Villamor Visaya Jr. 12/24/2023

TUGUEGARAO CITY —Disaster response officials reported Sunday, Dec. 24, that 742 people (237 families) were evacuated Saturday night, Dec. 23, when incessant rains spawned by the northeast monsoon triggered floods in low-lying areas in Allacapan town in…

Goring now a severe tropical storm, may become typhoon by Saturday — Pagasa

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Goring continues to intensify as it moves southeast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Friday afternoon. Pagasa’s latest bulletin showed that Goring now packs maximum sustained…

Betty eases pace; wind signals maintained in 19 provinces – Pagasa

Faith Argosino 05/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Betty (international name: Mawar) has somewhat slowed down after slightly picking up speed while still advancing northwestward within the Philippine area of Responsibility (PAR), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.…

5.1-magnitude quake hits Isabela anew; 6 aftershocks also recorded

Villamor Visaya Jr. 05/07/2023

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal town of Maconacon in Isabela and other areas anew on Sunday, May 7, at 7:36 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in…

Trojans bounce back from 2 losses, rout Niños, Vikings in PCAP online chess

Glendale G. Rosal 03/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo-Xignex Trojans found their way back in the winning column by racking up two big wins in last Saturday evening’s Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Third Season First Conference online…

Catholic priest accused of rape of 16-year-old surrenders

Villamor Visaya Jr. - Correspondent / @VillVisayaJrINQ 03/04/2023

  TUGUEGARAO CITY — The Catholic parish priest accused of molesting a 16-year-old girl in Solana, Cagayan last year gave himself up to the police on Friday, authorities said in a belated report on Saturday, March 4.…

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