An extraordinary disaster year for the Philippines The year 2020 was an extraordinary disaster year for the country. It began with a volcanic eruption and ended with two magnitude 6 earthquakes, one shaking Luzon on Christmas Day. In between came Typhoon Goni, a super typhoon that was the strongest in the world last year. And...
Situation Overview On September 5, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was spotted in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. On Monday, September 06, it developed into a Tropical Depression and was named “Jolina” making it the 10th tropical cyclone for 2021. The tropical depression packed maximum sustained winds of 45...
Situation Overview • On July 30, 2021, in a televised address, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that Metro Manila and certain localities in Visayas and Mindanao will be placed under more restricted lockdown in August due to sudden increase of COVID-19 cases and to curb down the more contagious Delta variant. • The more tightened...
Situation Overview • On July 08, five (5) short phreatomagmatic bursts was seen. Taal Volcano also produced short jetted plumes that rose up to 700 meters above the Main Crater Lake. It has also recorded sixty-one (61) volcanic earthquakes, with five (5) explosion-type earthquakes, twenty-four (24) low frequency volcanic earthquakes, twenty-one (21) volcanic tremor events...
