Situation Overview Tropical Storm Agaton (international name: Megi) is the first tropical cyclone that hit the country this year. Agaton is only a weak tropical depression but is considered a deadly typhoon because of the destruction it caused. Tropical Cyclone Agaton made two landfalls. It made its first landfall in Calicoan Island, Eastern Samar, at...
Category: Disaster Alerts
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Typhoon “Odette” (RAI) Situation Report #6 December 19, 2021 11:00 am
Situation Overview TY Odette slashed across 7 regions in the country with a strength of 195-kilometer-per-hour winds. The 15th storm made a total of 9 destructive landfalls as it barreled its way through MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan); Eastern, Central and Western Visayas; Northern Mindano; and Caraga. TY Odette promptly turned into a...
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August 2021 Lockdown Situation Report #3 August 15, 2021 9:00 PM
Situation Overview • August 15, 2021 marked the fifth consecutive day that the country has recorded five -digit increase in COVID-19 cases. In Metro Manila, despite being under the strictest lockdown, the trends in reported cases, severe cases, deaths and positivity continued to rise. • In Quezon City, COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing which has...
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Taal Volcano Situation Report #3 July 07, 2021 9:00 PM
Situation Overview • Almost a week after a series of phreatomagmatic eruptions was observed in Taal on July 1, along with this, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) maintains Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano because of its activity. The authority called for the prompt evacuation of thousands of people living in barangays...