2016 Storm Season is beginning. It is not yet the Typhoon Season 2016, but first tropical storm is building up in the east. Tropical Storm Nepartak will become a typhoon, however it will pass east of the...
The 1000th Earthquake occurred last night at 09:05 PM near Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. The first 4 months of 2016 we recorded more earthquakes per day than in the precedent 2 years – 7.2 quakes!...
Philippines – Fee-lippines is one of the reasons why tourism stalls in this country. There are many more, but all these separate taxes and fees offend and disturb many tourists – and local people. We did...
Cyclone IN-FA has gained strength and is now a Typhoon Category 1. Fortunately the track of this storm has already started to veer to northwest and it will even bend more northwards in the...
On September 16, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had hinted at the release of a “Dislike” button, saying: “We have an idea that we’re going to be ready to test soon, and depending on how...
Last Friday a friend living uphill in Camiguin texted me to ask what was happening. She couldn’t see White Island laying only 2.75 km from her house. Here on the beach an acrid smell...
Cebu Pacific Air warns about Fraudulent Use of Tickets and Presentation of Falsified Documents! Crazy things happen in the Philippines. We cite the article published on Cebu Pacific Air’s website. CEB Advisory Fraudulent Use...
Do not throw anything in the sea or anywhere else than a trash bin. Last Friday morning Fishermen had found a dead sea-turtle floating and it was starting to smell. This is an excerpt of an article...
2 Low Pressure Areas queuing up for the Philippines. The two LPAs 96W and 98W are slowly moving westwards. They are still weak with 1006 hPa. They will not develop within the next 24 hours. In...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north last night. Unfortunately we could not report these good news because we had a long lasting brownout. The storm is now 645 km east-southeast of Virac, Catanduanes. It moves very slowly...
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry has again gotten stronger and has been upgraded. Depending on the sources it is now a Severe Tropical Storm (JMA) or even a Typhoon Category 1 (GDACS). Instead of turning north...
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...
Singing Diplomat – Switzerland Embassy’s number two is not only an excellent diplomat but also an astonishing entertainer. The new Counselor and Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Raoul Imbach, started his new mission in...
Singing In The Rain – Yes I would if I could, but I can’t so I shan’t. I send a smile to all those people under the clouds, waiting for summer, waiting for sun. We are...
Beware of mosquitoes, they are the worst killers on earth. Every year mosquitoes kill 725,000 people. It is not the mosquitoes who kill but the bacteria and viruses they transmit with their saliva when...
Manila Airport had been closed at noon time today. Why? US President Barak Obama arrived. Photo courtesy of Malacañang Palace Again, this shows the status of security in NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) in Manila....
This morning I got a message on facebook from my dentist. With a big surprise I found that my doc is also an artist. Some years ago I lost a few of my teeth when...
Philippine Airlines has cancelled an order for five Airbus A330-300 aircraft that was part of a multi-billion dollar order announced in 2012 involving the acquisition of 64 new aircraft from Airbus. Although Airbus recorded cancellations...
This year’s Balloon Festival in Pampanga will be held next week from April 10 to April 13. More than 100 pilots from round the world will color the sky with their hot air balloons. This year’s...
Our satellite image monitoring shows a low pressure area (LPA 94W) east of Guam. This LPA is moving west-northwest and if it maintains its forward speed, it will reach the Philippines around March 21. ...
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