Camiguin – the sun is back
After the strong winds and high waves yesterday, the sun is back in Camiguin. Habagat is back to a gently blowing breeze and the waves are again blue. Fishermen bring out their boats and...
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Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda over Manila Bay
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda had intensified to Cat. 3 last night when it made landfall near Legazpi City. The storm moved over Bicol, shaking Iriga City and Naga City. The storm continued over Laguna and Metro...
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda clear eye
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda is in the Gulf of Albay and shows a clear eye. The typhoon is now moving towards Legazpi City. Landfall will happen within minutes between Legazpi City and Santo Domingo.
Strong winds and grey sky
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda amplifies Habagat monsoon in the southern islands. In Camiguin we have strong winds and high waves. The beach in Agoho is changing the shore line dramatically. The general situation. The center of Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda...
Typhoon RAMMASUN / Glenda update
Typhoon RAMMASUN / Glenda update 08:00 on July 15, 2014. The typhoon got stronger last night but slowed down its forward movement to 20 km/h. It is still running straight westwards. Forecasts expect that Typhoon...
Tropical Storm RAMMASUN / Glenda
Tropical Storm RAMMASUN has entered PAR and got the Filipino name “Glenda”. Tropical Storm RAMMASUN/Glenda is a “straight runner” and has maintained its westward track. The landfall will be much more south in the Bicol...
Tropical Storm RAMMASUN approaches
Tropical Storm RAMMASUN continues on its straight western track. The storm has maintained its strength and tonight will enter PAR (the Philippine’s Area of Responsibility). Forecasts predict that the track will slightly bend from straight...
First Typhoon 2014
First Typhoon 2014. After Super-Typhoon NEOGURI passed by and hit Okinawa and south-western Japan, RAMMASUN will probably hit the northern Philippines. Tropical storm RAMMASUN is approaching the Philippines. Forecasters expect that it will become a typhoon...
I had been right !
I just wrote that Politics is more fun in the Philippines. Then I got the information from WARC that the campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines” landed on rank 3 out of 100...
Camigui – Camiguing – Camiguin
Camiguin: Yesterday evening the MindaNews published an interesting article about the history of Camiguin Photo courtesy of Granger Collection Do you know that there is an island called Camiguin that it is located on the...
Immigration without cash
The Bureau of Immigration is moving to electronic money transfer. To facilitate public service and boost convenience for foreigners who are transacting official business at the Bureau of Immigration offices, various fees and dues...
Volcano monitoring – 2 new stations
Volcano monitoring – the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is set to install two more seismic stations near General Santos City. The two stations will monitor the activity of Mount Matutum and Mount...
Diver’s Depression
Diver’s Depression – do not to confound with diver’s decompression – can occur when encountering human made destruction under water. It happened to me yesterday. OK, it hadn’t been a sunny day yesterday. Heavy...
Sleep inside NAIA-1
Sleep inside NAIA-1? Yes you can! There are 12 (twelve) air-conditioned “day rooms” inside NAIA’s terminal-1 and nobody knows. Fortunately Philstar’s reporter Rudy Santos has good sources. Today he wrote an article about this almost unknown...
Revised traffic violation fines
Revised traffic violation fines takes effect today, June 19. Motorists and drivers especially in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao, beware. The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) implements today, June 19, the new traffic violation penalties...
Low Cost Carriers’ Surprises
Low Cost Carriers offer extremely cheap flights – and some surprises. But why can’t they offer clear and transparent fares? A sample: Today Cebu Pacific Air offers promo flights from Manila to Kuwait for...
Terminal Fee
Terminal Fee is a magic word in the Fee-lippines. For any shack or shelter in a port or airport one has to pay the famous Terminal Fee. Some small progresses had been made in...
iPad – no, PADI
I do not have an iPad, but since yesterday I have my PADI Open Water. I had been snorkeling since I had been 12 years old. It’s always been funny, but the summer season in...
No Ferry to Camiguin
No Ferry to Camiguin – Jagna (Bohol) and Cagayan de Oro are off line. OceanJet has stopped their services from Cagayan de Oro to Camiguin and Camiguin to Bohol. Super Shuttle Ferry has stopped...
Rainy Season Philippines
Today the Rainy Season Philippines has officially started. But this belongs only to the northern part of the country – mainly Luzon. The winds are finally turning. PAGASA has officially declared the onset of rainy season....
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