PANGASINAN–Amidst a panoply of urgent issues left in the wake of Pepeng, whose rushing floodwaters submerged 90 percent of Pangasinan last month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services and Administration (PAGASA) convened its annual media seminar from November 13 to 15 at the San Roque Dam Guesthouse in San Manuel. The theme of the...
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Australia enhances PAGASA’s weather forecasting system
MANILA – The “ Enhanced Tropical Cyclone Early Warning System” was finally launched Friday at the Weather and Flood Forecasting Center, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) compound in Quezon City. The module was developed with support from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology through the Php 17 million grant from the Australian Government Aid Program....
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New hope for Bagumbayan (New City) through comprehensive relief assistance
Approximately 50 meters away from the high-rises of Eastwood City, a narrow road leads to Bagumbayan Elementary School, a temporary evacuation center for some 1,080 families, where the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) conducted a comprehensive relief delivery operation on Saturday, October 24. The barangay sits next to a river which overflowed in a matter...
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A Volunteer’s Reflection: A visit to Brgy. Bagumbayan
On the 22nd of October I had the chance to visit one of the areas in Metro Manila which was struck by Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana. Together with some team members of the Citizens’ Disaster Response Centre (CDRC), a colleague of their local co-operator CREST, a member of the local community and some Japanese volunteers, we went...