TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines- Typhoon Lawin has intensified further as it continues to head towards Cagayan area, the state weather bureau said. In its weather bulletin issued 5 am on Wednesday, October 19, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA said Lawin gained strength overnight and slightly accelerated at 26 kilometers per hour. The provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva …

MANILA, Philippines — An expert raised urgency for pre-emptive evacuation of people from Northern Luzon’s danger areas to protect them from landslides and floods that the approaching typhoon ‘Lawin’ (international name ‘Haima’) may trigger. “They must move to safer grounds while there’s still time,” said lands geological survey chief Lilian Rollan from the environment department’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau. She …

MANILA, Philippines- Typhoon Karen left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday with three dead persons and five others missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In a press briefing in Malacañang, NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said the local DRRMCs are now conducting the rapid disaster and damage assessment on the respective areas …

MANILA, Philippines — The government is preparing to cushion the possible impact of typhoon “Lawin” (international codename: Haima), which was expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this week. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Monday, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Ricardo Jalad said they were now taking steps to prepare areas …

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines- Typhoon Lawin has accelerated and maintained its strength and direction as it heads toward Cagayan area, the state weather bureau said. In its weather bulletin issued 11 am on Tuesday, October 18, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA said Lawin could make landfall over Cagayan early Thursday morning, October 21. PAGASA said the …

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines- Typhoon Lawin gained strength as it continues to head towards Northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said. In its weather bulletin issued 5 am on Tuesday, October 12, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA said Lawin has intensified and will intensify further before its forecast landfall over Cagayan area. The provinces of Cagayan and Isabela …

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines- Typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Monday afternoon, October 15. In an advisory, PAGASA said Lawin has entered the PAR around 5:30 PM and was located 1,155 km East of Virac, Catanduanes. Lawin has maximum sustained winds of up to 175 kph near the center and …

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines- A new typhoon stronger and more destructive may hit Cagayan on Wednesday, October 20, according to a commercial weather service provider based in San Francisco, California. Weather Underground (Wunderground) said Tropical Storm Haima might become a supertyphoon and could pack about 251 kilometers per hour before it makes landfall over the north Luzon. “Excellent environmental conditions will persist and …