Credit to Author: Dempsey Reyes| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:18:02 +0000
The last typhoon of the year is also the deadliest. The number of deaths from Typhoon “Ursula” (international name: “Phanfone”) climbed to 41 on Sunday, more than double the 17 fatalities from Typhoon “Tisoy” (“Kammuri”), which struck earlier this month. Ursula blew out of the country on Thursday after lashing the Visayas with 150-kilometer-per-hour winds […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:15:24 +0000
AS the nation prepares to celebrate Christmas, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos to remember lessons from the life of Christ: compassion, and kindness. In a message released on the eve of Christmas, the President urged Filipinos to reflect on the meaning of the holidays as he greeted everyone “a happy and blessed Christmas.” “I […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 04:45:35 +0000
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday suspended the Pasig River Ferry operations because of bad weather caused by severe tropical storm “Ursula” (international name: Phanfone). In an advisory sent to reporters, MMDA said that operations would resume on December 26. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) placed Metro Manila under Signal No. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:40:40 +0000
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) announced the cancellation of Tuesday’s flights as severe tropical storm “Ursula” (international name: Phanfone) nears Eastern Visayas. “Affected passengers of the cancelled December 24 flights have been rebooked on the next available flights. Passengers with contact details on their Passenger Name Records (PNRs) will be notified on […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:32:37 +0000
SIGNAL No. 2 was raised in 11 areas of the country as “Ursula” intensified into a severe tropical storm, the state-run weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) last spotted Ursula at 315 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:10:55 +0000
TROPICAL storm “Ursula” (international name: Phanfone) may intensify further on Tuesday, as it approaches Eastern Samar, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to raise Signal No.2 in the province. Nine areas in Southern Luzon, 16 in the Visayas and 2 in Mindanao are under Signal No. 1 as Ursula was spotted 670 […]
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