Typhoon Pepeng are now currently experience in northern Luzon, Pepeng now bore down in Cagayan mid-afternoon Saturday.
In La Union early afternoon Saturday the storm currently feel in most areas with strong winds and rains, Internet connection is disconnected for a while and return and then disconnected again and again and again.
Parma packing winds of 175 kph and gusts of 210 kph, made land fall Saturday in Cagayan province of Luzon and making its way towards Taiwan.
At least three people were reported killed and one was missing in Luzon, with one man washed away in a swollen river, and a two year old boy drowning.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Philippines under state of calamity
The Philippines are now under a state of calamity on Friday by the President Gloria Arroyo, people are terrified fled their homes as a powerful typhoon threatened to unleash more carnage following a deadly floods.
The government warned that Parma would tear down houses in and around Aurora, bringing more heavy rains to the nation. Manila still recovering from Saturday's Ondoy floods. The rains from Parma threatened to worsen the already squalid conditions and further hamper relief operations to those survivor in the recent flood.
Other parts of Manila and nearby regions still remain under water with mud, debris and trash blocking drains, while other parts still in chest-deep water on the outskirt of Manila.
Weather forecaster said that Parma will hit Aurora on Saturday morning with wind gust of 230 kph and could even strengthen with the more time, these gust is strong enough to destroy houses, the people in nearby Provinces are preparing the coming of Parma as what they already experience in the past like typhoon harurot.
The PAGASA said that pepeng (parma) had a strength and with a maximum winds of 195 kph and gustiness of 230 kph. is a disastrous winds, was spotted 440 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar and moving west northwest at 24 kph.
The water level at Laguna de Bay is set to break its 90 year record, threatening to submerge more areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in flood waters. As of Thursday the lake is 14 meters deep half a meter away from the bay's highest recorded level of 14.5 meters in 1919.
A five crocodiles escaped from Coral Agri Venture Crocodile Farm holding pens in Teresa, Rizal province at the height of the storm on the evening of September 25, but were immediately recaptured along the farm's perimeter fences.
The farm has 9,000 crocodiles at 3-hectare farm, the farm harvested crocodile meat, an exotic food, and skin for belts, hand bag and other accessories.
The government warned that Parma would tear down houses in and around Aurora, bringing more heavy rains to the nation. Manila still recovering from Saturday's Ondoy floods. The rains from Parma threatened to worsen the already squalid conditions and further hamper relief operations to those survivor in the recent flood.
Other parts of Manila and nearby regions still remain under water with mud, debris and trash blocking drains, while other parts still in chest-deep water on the outskirt of Manila.
Weather forecaster said that Parma will hit Aurora on Saturday morning with wind gust of 230 kph and could even strengthen with the more time, these gust is strong enough to destroy houses, the people in nearby Provinces are preparing the coming of Parma as what they already experience in the past like typhoon harurot.
The PAGASA said that pepeng (parma) had a strength and with a maximum winds of 195 kph and gustiness of 230 kph. is a disastrous winds, was spotted 440 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar and moving west northwest at 24 kph.
The water level at Laguna de Bay is set to break its 90 year record, threatening to submerge more areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in flood waters. As of Thursday the lake is 14 meters deep half a meter away from the bay's highest recorded level of 14.5 meters in 1919.
A five crocodiles escaped from Coral Agri Venture Crocodile Farm holding pens in Teresa, Rizal province at the height of the storm on the evening of September 25, but were immediately recaptured along the farm's perimeter fences.
The farm has 9,000 crocodiles at 3-hectare farm, the farm harvested crocodile meat, an exotic food, and skin for belts, hand bag and other accessories.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
ONDOY death toll hits 246
Officials unable to cope the enormous number of flood victims still pouring into schools, gymnasiums, churches and other makeshift shelters as the death toll from weekend disaster soared to 246.
After words of help spread, hundreds of people converged on the place and received plastic bags filled with noodles and canned sardines.
The death toll jumped after authorities finally recording those killed in Manila, and not just the neighboring regions. The latest toll was 246 over 100 more than Monday's assesment.
The Department of Health (DOH) is concerned that overcrowding will hasten the spread of water-borne diseases. Monday the DOH has already conducted assessments of some 207 evacuation centers set up in flood-hit areas that showed marked water and hygiene problems.
PREVENT WATER-BORNE DISEASES.
>Wash hands before preparing food and after using the toilet.
>Boiling drinking water for 2 or more minutes or do water chlorination.
>Avoid wading in flood water. If you must, wear a rubber boots.
>Avoid wading and taking baths in flood waters.
>Clean up all possible mosquito breeding sites, such as vases, empty coconut shells, old tires, or tin cans.
>Stay inside a house or building during heavy rains.
>When a flood advisory is issued, residents in low-lying areas should seek higher ground.
>Avoid crossing low-lying areas and bridges during evacuation.
The Comission on Higher Education (CHED) said Wednesday that classes at the tertiary level in Metro Manila and other places under a state of calamity will remain suspended until Saturday.
Colleges and Universities are being encouraged to become centers that will receive aid and donations to help the typhoon victim. The CHED also announced that nursing students and Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets would be asked to report to help in government's clean up drive and relief operations in devastated areas.
By Tuesday tonnes of food aid as well as foreign experts were on their way to the Philippines.
After admitting it could not cope on its own, the government on Monday appealed to the international community for help.
Among the first nations to respond, Australia, the United States, France and Japan said they had sent pledged support for relief efforts.
Vietnam also suffering the strength of ONDOY (ketsana) from the Philippines now at least 22 people killed after it slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, and caused almost 170,000 people flee their homes.
After words of help spread, hundreds of people converged on the place and received plastic bags filled with noodles and canned sardines.
The death toll jumped after authorities finally recording those killed in Manila, and not just the neighboring regions. The latest toll was 246 over 100 more than Monday's assesment.
The Department of Health (DOH) is concerned that overcrowding will hasten the spread of water-borne diseases. Monday the DOH has already conducted assessments of some 207 evacuation centers set up in flood-hit areas that showed marked water and hygiene problems.
PREVENT WATER-BORNE DISEASES.
>Wash hands before preparing food and after using the toilet.
>Boiling drinking water for 2 or more minutes or do water chlorination.
>Avoid wading in flood water. If you must, wear a rubber boots.
>Avoid wading and taking baths in flood waters.
>Clean up all possible mosquito breeding sites, such as vases, empty coconut shells, old tires, or tin cans.
>Stay inside a house or building during heavy rains.
>When a flood advisory is issued, residents in low-lying areas should seek higher ground.
>Avoid crossing low-lying areas and bridges during evacuation.
The Comission on Higher Education (CHED) said Wednesday that classes at the tertiary level in Metro Manila and other places under a state of calamity will remain suspended until Saturday.
Colleges and Universities are being encouraged to become centers that will receive aid and donations to help the typhoon victim. The CHED also announced that nursing students and Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets would be asked to report to help in government's clean up drive and relief operations in devastated areas.
By Tuesday tonnes of food aid as well as foreign experts were on their way to the Philippines.
After admitting it could not cope on its own, the government on Monday appealed to the international community for help.
Among the first nations to respond, Australia, the United States, France and Japan said they had sent pledged support for relief efforts.
Vietnam also suffering the strength of ONDOY (ketsana) from the Philippines now at least 22 people killed after it slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, and caused almost 170,000 people flee their homes.
Monday, September 28, 2009
HELP FOR ONDOY
Even Hollywood stars called their fellow Americans to help the victims of tropical storm ONDOY (Ketsana) in the Philippines as they expressed their sympathies to the ondoy victim.
Eva Fonda sexy actress Cristine Reyes cried for help when she trapped at their rooftop in their residence in Provident Village, Marikina City, as tropical storm roared and flooded rose menacingly. The actor emerged from nowhere on a speedboat and help her to safety. WOW how sweet?
Rescuers from different areas pulled the dead from swollen rivers and thousands thirst from without water, hungry for food and power as the death toll from the worst flooding in the Philippines in more than 4 decades climbed to 100.
While tens of thousands of affected residents began to cleanup and storm ondoy left the Philippines, the extent of devastation became clear, mud covered communities, houses covered with landslide, car choked the streets and huge number of residents without water to drink, foods to eat and no power.
The government has declared a state of calamity in metropolitan Manila and other provinces affected. More than 450,000+- people were affected by the storm, including some 115,000+- brought to about 200 schools, and Churches and other evacuation centers. Government welfare officials have begun focusing on providing food, medicine and other necessities to those in emergency shelters.
The United States has donated $100,000 and deployed a military helicopter and five rubber boats manned by about 20 American soldiers from the countries south. The United Nations Children's Fund has also provided food and other aid.
However PAGASA said ondoy will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring occasional rains in the western section of Central and southern Luzon. Luzon will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Another two weather disturbances are likely to enter the Philippine area and expected to enter the Philippine boundary by late Wednesday or Thursday.
Eva Fonda sexy actress Cristine Reyes cried for help when she trapped at their rooftop in their residence in Provident Village, Marikina City, as tropical storm roared and flooded rose menacingly. The actor emerged from nowhere on a speedboat and help her to safety. WOW how sweet?
Rescuers from different areas pulled the dead from swollen rivers and thousands thirst from without water, hungry for food and power as the death toll from the worst flooding in the Philippines in more than 4 decades climbed to 100.
While tens of thousands of affected residents began to cleanup and storm ondoy left the Philippines, the extent of devastation became clear, mud covered communities, houses covered with landslide, car choked the streets and huge number of residents without water to drink, foods to eat and no power.
The government has declared a state of calamity in metropolitan Manila and other provinces affected. More than 450,000+- people were affected by the storm, including some 115,000+- brought to about 200 schools, and Churches and other evacuation centers. Government welfare officials have begun focusing on providing food, medicine and other necessities to those in emergency shelters.
The United States has donated $100,000 and deployed a military helicopter and five rubber boats manned by about 20 American soldiers from the countries south. The United Nations Children's Fund has also provided food and other aid.
However PAGASA said ondoy will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring occasional rains in the western section of Central and southern Luzon. Luzon will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Another two weather disturbances are likely to enter the Philippine area and expected to enter the Philippine boundary by late Wednesday or Thursday.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Storm ONDOY
At least 46 people Dead including 40 in Rizal Province due to flooding cause by storm ONDOY official said saturday.
Last night I saw Cristine Reyes, sister of actress Ara Mina, in Television on top of their roof in their house in Marikina asking for help. I saw also people on top of the roof that carried away by flood floating on Pasig river.
The PAGASA said the storm generated non-stop rains over most of Luzon and Islands to the south such as Mindoro causing the floods.
ONDOY, the 15th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines this year, center winds of 85 kph which condidered by the Weather officials to be not strong. As of 8p.m. , the storm was about to exit into the south China sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
About 13.4 inches (34.1 centimeters) of rain fell on metropolitan Manila in just six hours, close to the 15.4 inches (39.2 centimeters) average for the entire month of September. The previous record was 13.2 inches (33.4 centimeters) record during the 24-hour period in June 1967, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
In La Union which also affected by the storm also flooding in different areas but not as other not so damage by the Storm.
Last night I saw Cristine Reyes, sister of actress Ara Mina, in Television on top of their roof in their house in Marikina asking for help. I saw also people on top of the roof that carried away by flood floating on Pasig river.
The PAGASA said the storm generated non-stop rains over most of Luzon and Islands to the south such as Mindoro causing the floods.
ONDOY, the 15th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines this year, center winds of 85 kph which condidered by the Weather officials to be not strong. As of 8p.m. , the storm was about to exit into the south China sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
About 13.4 inches (34.1 centimeters) of rain fell on metropolitan Manila in just six hours, close to the 15.4 inches (39.2 centimeters) average for the entire month of September. The previous record was 13.2 inches (33.4 centimeters) record during the 24-hour period in June 1967, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
In La Union which also affected by the storm also flooding in different areas but not as other not so damage by the Storm.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Freddie Roach's brother dies
The coach of the pambansang kamao Manny Paquiao, Freddie Roach's brother dies.
Freddie Roach expressed gratitude to those who condoled with him and his family about the death of his younger brother Joseph Glenn "Joey" Roach was 47.
Joey passed away in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. Joey, is also a former boxer like Freddie and their other brothers. Freddie expresses appreciate all the calls, e-mails, and letters of condolence over the loss of his brother Joey, told DoghouseBoxing.com.
Joey had a “relatively short” professional boxing career, the LasVegasSun.com reported. His career with a record of 8-3-3. His 14 bouts were fought in the bantamweight division. Freddie say that Joey was a great boxer in the Roach family.
Freddie Roach expressed gratitude to those who condoled with him and his family about the death of his younger brother Joseph Glenn "Joey" Roach was 47.
Joey passed away in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. Joey, is also a former boxer like Freddie and their other brothers. Freddie expresses appreciate all the calls, e-mails, and letters of condolence over the loss of his brother Joey, told DoghouseBoxing.com.
Joey had a “relatively short” professional boxing career, the LasVegasSun.com reported. His career with a record of 8-3-3. His 14 bouts were fought in the bantamweight division. Freddie say that Joey was a great boxer in the Roach family.
Bataan excursion
After we visit Tagaytay we proceed to Bataan the next day.
The Landmark of the Dambana ng Kagitingan Cross in Mt. Samat Bataan.
The statue of soldiers who fought the Japanese Emperial Army.
Dambana ng kagitingan was constructed during the Administration of the late strong man, the President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
The clouds in the Mt. Samat.
The view of the Cross from the foot to top clouds.
Binocular
Bataan Nuclear Plant can be seen here but the smokey air blocking the view.
At the other side of the Cross.
Inside the cross one the the wing.
The view of our van from the top of the cross, the black one.
The museum at the back of the cross.
The museum.
The buses from the Ilocos Sur parking at the intrance gate, view from the top of the cross.
The view from the top of the cross at the other side wing.
Repair during the time of President Fidel Ramos.
The road going down, the kid with disabilities are walking uphill.
While we are going to Bataan Nuclear Power Plant we drop by at the store along the road and we saw this People burning the seed of the Cashew nuts so that it will brittle and easy to break.
They burn the nuts for about a minute so that the acid will burn and easy to break the nut.
See the nuts in the basin after removing the outer layer.
Breaking the nuts.
Burning cashew nuts.
Burning nuts.
Kill the fire.
At the Bataan Nuclear Plant.
The entrance of Bataan Nuclear Plant .
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