Bicol, Philippines – Maritess is a svelte, stout woman in her golden years. For years, she is the leader of “Samahan ng mga Kababaihang Magsasaka ng Concepcion Grande” in Naga, Camarines Sur. She never lost her assertiveness even in interviews. Maritess is a poor farmer from Naga, Camarines Sur in the Bicol Region, a region known not only for the...
TYPHOON JOLINA Situation Report #2 September 10, 2021 9:00 PM
Tropical cyclone (TY) Jolina (Conson) which is now out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), affected mostly the Eastern Visayas and some provinces in Central Luzon. TY Jolina made a total of 9 landfalls in the country. It entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on September 6 at 5:00 pm and then promptly intensified into a typhoon. Tropical...
THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER SITUATION IN 2020
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 then there were the biological...
TYPHOON JOLINA Situation Report #1 September 7, 2021 11:00 PM
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 kilometers per hour (kph) near...