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…

Nika may cause storm surge in 13 Luzon provinces – Pagasa

Jown Manalo 11/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) might cause a storm surge within the next 48 hours in the low-lying coastal areas of 13 Luzon provinces, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)…

Entire Cebu under Storm Signal No. 1 as #OdettePH intensifies to typhoon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The state weather bureau on Wednesday noon, December 15, has placed the entire island of Cebu under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Odette intensifies into a Typhoon. The Philippine Atmospheric…

Chan mulls transfer of Ibo families displaced by ‘storm surge’

Doris C. Bongcac 12/21/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Families that were displaced by a ‘storm surge’ that hit the coastal community of Barangay Ibo will no longer be allowed to return to the area. In an advisory released by the Lapu-Lapu…

Storm surge warning up in northern Cebu towns

Rosalie Abatayo 12/24/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Five towns in northern Cebu are advised to prepare for possible storm surges brought about by Typhoon Ursula. These towns are Santa Fe, Madridejos, Bantayan, Daanbantayan and Medellin. Romeo Aguirre, weather specialist…

Disaster-readiness videos for elementary school pupils

PR 10/30/2015

SMART Communications unveiled a series of disaster-readiness educational videos especially designed for children who are most vulnerable during disasters. The video series, entitled Maging Laging Handa, covers precautionary measures and safety tips for various calamities such as…

Ruby to landfall Sunday morning, Signal no. 3 in Samar provinces

Bencyrus Ellorin 12/06/2014

The state weather bureau has revised the estimated time of landfall of typhoon “Ruby” (international name: Hagupit) to Sunday morning in the vicinity of eastern and northern Samar. In its 5 a.m. Dec. 6, 2014 Severe Weather…

PIOs told: Don’t say ‘tsunami’ when you want to warn of a storm surge

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/10/2014

SHOULD authorities use the term “tsunami” instead of “storm surge” to warn residents living in vulnerable areas when the next big storm comes? No, that would mislead people, warned Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma…

Domeng lowered to tropical depression, storm surge level down

Marian Z. Codilla 04/07/2014

The Philippine’s weather bureau has downgraded tropical storm Domeng to tropical depression, Monday afternoon. At 4 p.m. today, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Domeng was located 670 kilometers east of Davao City with…

Trader recounts ‘Yolanda’ experience

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 11/15/2013

As he watched his daughter Katsy being interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN, 56-year-old businessman Peter Borromeo tried to connect the pieces of his harrowing encounter with super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name Haiyan). He thought “Yolanda” was…

People asked to watch out for storm surges at high tide

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Chito O. Aragon, Inquirer, Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Peter L. Romanillos 11/07/2013

Cebu officials ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in both private and public schools on Thursday and Friday in anticipation of supertyphoon Yolanda which will enter the country this morning. “It’s better to be ready.…

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