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Agitated Northwest Pacific

Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda has left the Philippine islands and is on its way to Hainan (China). But the agitated Northwest Pacific will soon bring more Low Pressure Areas that can develop into cyclones.  On this static satellite image...

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Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda out in the sea

Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda has left the Philippine islands. It lost a lot of strength and is now off the coast of Bataan. Rainfall around Metro Manila got much weaker. Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda is now heading towards Hainan...

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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 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.    

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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1000 Earthquakes

This morning at 03:37 PHIVOLCS recorded the 1000th earthquake this year. The quake happened 7 km north-east of Santa Ana (Cagayan). It had a weak magnitude of 2.4 and the focus had been 24 km...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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