Severe Tropical Storm “Pepito,” which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday night, has intensified and is nearing the typhoon category, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, November 15. Pepito packs maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up…
The Ilocos Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-1) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) raised its alert status to red effective 8:00 a.m. on Thursday amid the possible effects of Super Typhoon Ofel. It also activated the Charlie Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Protocol, which indicates high risk. This, as most parts of Northern Luzon…
Typhoon “Ofel” strengthened further on Thursday morning, nearing super typhoon status, as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Wind Signal No. 4 over parts of Cagayan province. As of 4:00 a.m., Ofel was located 215 kilometers east of Echague, Isabela, with maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) and…
About 52,551 families have been affected by the combined effects of Typhoons Nika and Ofel in five regions, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday. The affected families, consisting of 195,532 persons, reside in 850 barangays in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol, and Cordillera regions. As of posting,…
Severe Tropical Storm “Nika” is nearing the boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and is about to exit, a weather forecaster said on Tuesday. Nika was located 225 kilometers west-northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte or 315 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan as of 10:00 a.m. It packs maximum sustained winds of 95…
Another tropical cyclone is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday and is seen to impact Northern Luzon. As of 10:00 a.m. Monday, the tropical depression outside PAR was located at 1,480 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). “It is heading…