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(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Affected areas may include Mimaropa (Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) or Region 4B, the Visayas, and Eastern Mindanao. NDRRMC Assistant Secretary Casiano Monilla, deputy administrator for operations, emphasized the importance of local government units’ evacuation planning and stockpiling ahead of Auring’s expected landfall over the eastern coast of Caraga Region on Sunday morning, Feb. 21. “With the country still in the middle...

SciTech Published February 19, 2021 5:43am Tropical Storm Auring has remained stationary over the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao early Friday morning, according to the Severe Weather Bulleting posted by PAGASA. From Friday until early Saturday morning, Caraga, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte will have light to moderate with at times heavy rainshowers. From early morning on Saturday through Sunday early morning, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains is expected ...

SunStar (Pagasa) February 19, 2021 FOUR provinces in Mindanao were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 on Friday, February 19, 2021, as weather system “Auring" intensified into a severe tropical storm. At 10 a.m. Friday, the storm was spotted at 535 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, with maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of 115 kilometers per hour. Under TCWS no. 1 are Davao Oriental; the eastern po...

SunStar February 19, 2021 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR)-Davao Region might order the closure of Mount Apo to trekkers if environmental laws and health protocols will not be strictly observed. In an issued notice to all stakeholders dated February 17, DENR-Davao Executive Director Bagani Fidel Evasco ordered the officials to further intensify the enforcement of environmental laws within the mountain. Evasco, together with selected officials and personnel ...

SunStar February 19, 2021 The story on Lumad children “rescued” in Cebu City should go beyond the debates on the legality of the police operation, the alleged slant of the news by mainstream media and the detention of the teachers and Lumad elders. This episode is just the tip of a bigger issue — the legacy of exploitation of the Lumads in Mindanao. Unlike the Muslims who are united by religion and were able to successfully attain their pursuit of an autonomous region, the Lu...

PLDT, Smart assure availability of services amid Auring threat Published February 19, 2021 9:53pm PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications have assured the availability of their services amid the threat of Tropical Storm Auring.   Earlier today, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council urged residents of flood and landslides-prone areas in Mimaropa, the Visayan Islands, and Eastern Mindanao to prepare for a stormy weekend.   Smart said it had activated its Li...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 18 → Anti-Terror Law worsens human rights situation in Maguindanao Anti-Terror Law worsens human rights situation in Maguindanao Hundreds of families have been forced to evacuate since the imposed lockdown due to continuous military operations allegedly against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). But the aerial bombings and mortar shelling victimized civilians; the latest casualties include two children and a pregn...

Auring, the first tropical cyclone to hit the country this 2021, has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), PAGASA said on Wednesday. 

Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge construction won’t start under Duterte administration — Drilon CONSTRUCTION of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridges will be passed on to the next administration, Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon said on Wednesday following a meeting with the government’s adviser for flagship projects. “There is simply no time,” Mr. Drilon said in a statement. The senator, who hails from Iloilo where the Panay link will be located, said Presidential Adviser for...

SunStar Photo by Lymarc Roble February 17, 2021 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao Region is pushing for stricter trekking rules in Mount Apo after its monitoring team observed trash, vandalism, and "traces of drug substances" in the mountain. In a statement, DENR-Davao said the monitoring and assessment team, led by Regional Executive Director Bagani Fidel Evasco, along with some officials and protected area conservationists, went on trekking during t...