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…

Thousands evacuated as Nepartak hits Taiwan

07/10/2016

Super Typhoon Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan on Friday, forcing more than 15,000 people to flee their homes as the strongest winds in over a century lashed part of the island. The season’s first major storm hit…

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…

GETTING READY FOR ‘BUTCHOY’

Doris C. Bongcac, Julit C. Jainar, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2016

Still coping with the effects of the rain-induced floods that hit Metro Cebu on Friday, Cebuanos were told yesterday to again brace for more heavy rainfall when a tropical storm enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)…

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