Bodies of 3 crew members of ill-fated barge washed ashore in Surigao

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three are confirmed dead while eight other crew members survived of the barge that ran aground on the coasts of Surigao del Norte on Monday afternoon, April 19, 2021. Citing reports from the…

Several roads blocked, 1 injured as Typhoon Bising sideswipes Catanduanes

Ma. April Mier-Manjares 04/20/2021

LEGAZPI CITY – Heavy rains spawned by Typhoon Bising (international name: Surigae) since early weekend rendered several roads impassable and left a 25-year-old man injured in Catanduanes province. Roberto Monterola, chief of the Emergency Operations Center of…

15,852 families evacuated in Bicol

Mars Arguelles 04/19/2021

LEGAZPI CITY –– At least 15,852 families (57,793 people) living in areas prone to floods, landslides, and storm surges in Bicol were moved to safer grounds Sunday. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said Catanduanes,…

Hundreds stranded as Cebu remains under Signal No. 1 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least 184 individuals remained stranded as Typhoon Bising (international codename: Surigae) continues to affect northern Cebu on Monday, April 19, 2021. The situation report from the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) recorded…

Northern Cebu remains under Signal No. 1

Doris C. Bongcac 04/19/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Northern Cebu and the islands of Bantayan and Camotes remains under Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1. In its 5 a.m. advisory on Monday, April 19, 2021, Pagasa said that these areas will continue…

‘Bising’ forces evacuations in Eastern Visayas, Northern Samar

Joey Gabieta - @inquirerdotnet 04/18/2021

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 837 families, consisting of 3,189 individuals in Eastern Visayas, were evacuated as they faced the threat of Typhoon Bising on Sunday. In Northern Samar, 491 families comprising 1,727 persons living in coastal…

#BisingUpdate: 2 fishermen rescued in SanRem; north Cebu still under Signal No. 1 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — North Cebu remains under Storm Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Bising (international codename: Surigae) continues to move over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau has reported. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical…

340 persons evacuated in Camarines Sur as Typhoon Bising draws nearer

Mar Arguelles 04/18/2021

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — A total of 105 families composed of 340 persons in Garchitorena town in Camarines Sur were evacuated to safer ground on Saturday in anticipation of possible flooding and landslides due to moderate…

No stranded passengers yet in CV for BISING PH

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the cancellation of trips to certain areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) reports no stranded passengers yet for April 17, 2021. The PCG has…

Typhoon Bising unlikely to affect Cebu Island – Pagasa Mactan

Doris Mondragon 04/16/2021

DALAGUETE, Cebu—Typhoon Bising, which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility today, is unlikely to affect Cebu island this weekend. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) said this on Friday, April 16, 2021. But moderate to…

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