FLOODING. A flooded road in Eastern Samar after heavy rains on Dec. 9, 2021. At least 3,124 villages in Eastern Visayas have been warned of possible flooding and landslides due to Severe Tropical Storm Odette, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said on Wednesday (December 15).(Photo courtesy of Department of Public Works and Highways) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 3,124 villages in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) have been warned of possible flooding and landslides due to Severe Tropical Storm Odette, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). MGB Region 8 senior geologist Rodrigo Jay Miralles said the updated list of highly-susceptible villages has been shared with local government units to facilitate pre-disaster planning activities. "This does not mean that the entire village (is) prone to flooding or landslide. There is only a certain part of the village that is at risk," Miralles told reporters on Wednesday. These villages are located in the provinces of Southern Leyte, No
(Image courtesy of DOST-PAGASA) MANILA - Typhoon Odette has further intensified while moving west northwestward over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday. In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said "Odette" was estimated at 485 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur with maximum sustained winds of 130 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. Gale to storm-force winds will be experienced in the areas where Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) No. 2 has been hoisted, it said. Areas under TCWS No. 2 are southern portion of Eastern Samar (City of Borongan, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Llorente, Lawaan, Balangiga, Giporlos, Quinapondan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan), the southern portion of Samar (Basey, Marabut, Santa Rita), Southern Leyte, the central and southern portions of Leyte (Ormoc City, Jaro, Alangalang, Tacloban City, Palompon, Merida,
WORK SUSPENSION. The Tacloban City hall.The city government here has suspended classes and work in the government on Thursday due to heavy rains that dumped in the Eastern Visayas region. (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The city government here has suspended classes and work in the government on Thursday due to heavy rains that dumped in the Eastern Visayas region. In an Executive Order issued early Thursday, Mayor Alfred Romualdez suspended the classes and work as "precautionary measures and in anticipation of any developments that may arise out of the weather disturbance." Since Tuesday, the region has been experiencing cloudy skies with moderate to at times heavy rainfall, which may possibly result in landslides and flooding in low-lying areas, according to a forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Under the Local Government Code, governors and mayors are allowed to suspend classes as chairman of the Local Dis
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AUGMENTATION. Workers on Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2021) unload family food packs shipped from Cebu City for augmentation in Eastern Visayas. The region received 5,000 food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Resource Center as augmentation.(Photo courtesy of DSWD) TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Visayas received on Wednesday 5,000 food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Resource Center as augmentation for the region. The augmentation from Cebu City will raise the region's capability to respond to the needs of local government units especially during typhoon season this quarter, said Abelardo Bibat, DSWD Eastern Visayas regional information officer in a phone interview. "Currently, we have 15,296 food packs stored at the DSWD Regional Resource Operations Section in Palo, Leyte, and in our warehouses established in strategic locations in the region," Bibat said. Identified as strategic locati