ANAKPAWIS Rep. Ariel Casilao on Friday urged Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to order a price freeze in typhoon-affected areas in Northern and Central Luzon instead of merely warning the public about possible price increases due to Typhoon…
The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRMO) continues to monitor the effects of super typhoon Ompong. As of noontime on Friday (September 14), CCDRMO chief Nagiel Banacia said no untoward incidents have been reported to…
The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) has advised owners to roll down giant billboards in preparation for the entry of typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut) into the country. In a statement sent to…
The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is placed under red alert status in preparation of the super typhoon Ompong. Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, PRO-7 director, directed all police stations in the region to monitor…
A POSSIBLE super typhoon is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility today, which will be called Typhoon Ompong. Alfredo Quiblat Jr., Chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in Mactan, said…
Local disaster management units and local government units (LGUs) in Cebu are preparing for Typhoon Ompong, which is likely to develop into a “super typhoon”. Baltazar Tribunalo, chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…
The Mandaue City Government is now preparing for the possible effects of the impending Typhoon Ompong. City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing, in his issued memorandum, directed all concerned departments to make necessary preparations. “Even if PAGASA has declared…
A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated Wednesday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a…
The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, with more than a million people urged to evacuate as the storm battered the country’s west with violent winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Jebi, with…
THE weather disturbance that the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) was monitoring has already entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). In its 4 p.m. weather report, the Pagasa said that Typhoon “Maymay,” with…
A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm’s crosshairs. Typhoon Jongdari, packing winds of up to 180…
Cebu will not be affected by the looming typhoon that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) today, Monday, said the state weather bureau on Mactan Island on Sunday. Joey Figuracion, weather specialist of…
