Typhoon USAGI / Odette moved slightly eastwards. Friends from Hongkong informed us that the streets are empty, no ships are sailing and Cathay Pacific had suspended some flights. Here in Camiguin we lived with...
Tourism in the Philippines still lacks of comfort. This not only means bad roads and murderous bus drivers, rusty ferries and endless fees and taxes – this also means loosing a lot of the...
Tropical Depression USAGI / Odette approaches the Philippines at 7 km/h and was 1095 km ESE of Basco, Batanes at 05:00 a.m. This new cyclone may pose a threat to extreme Northern Luzon, Batanes and...
The Bureau of Immigration has released a flyer with information about Visa, Exit Clearance Certificate and Procedures: That’s nothing new but is worth to publish again and again. Short time tourists up to 59...
Yesterday evening the national highway in Mambajao, Camiguin had been blocked by a really beautiful scene. The most beautiful girls of the island’s capital competed to become Miss Mambajao 2013. It’s really more fun...
It’s been 10 days of fiesta in Mambajao, the capital of Camiguin Island and Province. There had been a lot of amusement, a lot of sports, a lot of beautiful girls and a lot...
Kalibo “International” Airport (KLO) is at its limits. More and more airlines and LCC are flying to Kalibo or announce their intention to do so. With the surging popularity of Boracay Island as an...
Of the 9 dams in Luzon, 8 have closed their gates. Their water levels are between 10 centimeters overflow (Magat dam) and 18.9 meters below overflow (Pantabagan dam). We therefore did remove our flood...
In the last weeks weather got better in the southern Philippines. The airlines (except Pest Air) showed no more cancellations from and to Laguindingan Airport (CGY) near Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. Being in Cagayan...
Most storms and typhoons from July to September run over the Batanes Group of Islands. The Batanes Islands, composed of ten islands, are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan....
The Marine Inquiry Hearing started begin of this week in Cebu City. The two responsible captains accuse each other for having been on the wrong lane. The captain of the sunken ferry, M/V Saint...
PAGASA has declared Strom Signal #1 over Batanes Group of Islands and Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands.
At 8:30 a.m. a plane of SEAIR overshot the runway in Kalibo. Kalibo International Airport is still closed for any traffic. Reports say that nobody was hurt in the accident. Officials hope to re-open...
Tropical Depression “91W / Nando” moved northwards during the night without intensifying furthermore. Bicol Region, Calabarzon and the province of Aurora will experience cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms which may...
Typhoon TRAMI / Maring made landfall last night in Fujian Province. It will continue to enhance Habagat during 1 or 2 days. La Mesa Dam in Quezon City is still overflowing. Water levels in 8 of...
I just had to pirate this photo from Bam Alegre at GMA News (sorry). It perfectly shows how Filipinos are fatalists and opportunists at the same moment. How would you call this vehicle? Is it a...
The 6:00 a.m. dam report shows that La Mesa dam is still slightly overflowing. At 6:00 a.m. the water level had been 9 centimeters (3.5 inches) to high. 6 of 9 dams show still...
This photo illustrates perfectly the situation yesterday afternoon at Manila’s NAIA airport. The picture was taken at NAIA-4, the old domestic terminal. Photo courtesy of AutoErotica Philippines/Facebook Downtown Manila a new way of fast...
All foreign and domestic flights were put on hold on Tuesday evening, August 20, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) since most roads going to the premier airport were rendered impassable by floods.The...
I already wrote about “Saint Zest“. And now there is a wonder! Zest is really a Saint. Zest is flying again, at least 3 aircraft of Z(P)est Air are allowed to fly. CAAP said Zest...
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