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Typhoon #JulianPH (international name: KRATHON) further intensified and is nearing super typhoon category, according to the latest bulletin of Pagasa on Monday morning, September 30, 2024. Based on data from 7 a.m., Julian packs maximum sustained winds…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The air was festive in Maya Park Homes on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Buntings were out; dance music was playing on loudspeakers and residents, particularly the young ones, were preparing for another night…
MANILA -The Philippines is expected to reduce its milled rice output slightly due to recent typhoons that ravaged some parts of the archipelago. In a report, the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service projected rice production…
I am inside a Cubao mall cinema with a college friend when she suddenly places her phone screen in front of my face. “Look, it’s just a few hours away from Manila!” she exclaims, as I stare…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City residents who will not obey evacuation orders during disasters will soon be penalized. In the hopes of further protecting the lives of Mandauehanons during disasters, Councilor Jennifer Del Mar drafted…
Whenever typhoons or earthquakes wreak havoc in our country, people quickly call these events “natural disasters.” While this is true, such terminology hides dangerous assumptions that could impede resilience to future disasters. After all, if disasters are…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The long-awaited Cebu Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is nearing completion as it has reached 75 percent of construction as of June 17, 2021. In a site tour hosted by the Cebu City Link…
MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters such as the Taal volcanic eruption and a string of strong typhoons have inflicted the Philippines’ worst post-war recession in 2020, with the economy shrinking by a record…
MANILA, Philippines — Damage wrought by recent typhoons to learning materials amounted to over P560 million, according to data from the Department of Education (DepEd). During a Senate hearing on Friday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian showed figures DepEd…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) is appealing to barangay chiefs to help them identify the structures that are obstructing the city’s waterways. This is part of the intensified efforts…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that P1.2 billion from the city’s local development fund can be used to renovate the barangay gyms in the city to make them “evacuation-ready.” Labella said many…
CEBU CITY, CEBU Philippines —— At least two more typhoons may visit the country before the year ends. Joseph Gerald Merlas, a meteorologist in the Mactan Station of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa Mactan),…
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