Claveria Port in Barangay Taggat Norte, Claveria, Cagayan (Photocourtesy of DOTr) LAOAG CITY - A security guard of the Philippine Ports Authority at the Port of Claveria in Cagayan drowned on Monday as Tropical Storm Maring brought strong winds and heavy rains to northern Luzon. Pedro Sanguilan, 27, was with a roving inspection team along the coastline at about 7 a.m. when he was swept by huge waves, according to the spot report of Col. Ricardo Villanueva, the chief of the Regional Maritime Unit. Rescue teams from the Western Cagayan Maritime Police Station, Claveria police sub-station, and Philippine Coast Guard recovered Sanguilan at around 8:20 am. The victim, single and a resident of Barangay Centro 3, was pronounced dead 15 minutes later at the Claveria municipal health office. As of the 2 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 2 is still up in Cagayan, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Isabela,
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A two-year-old girl was pinned to death while 27 houses were destroyed due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Maring in this city, officials disclosed Monday. Abraham Rojas, the chairperson of Barangay Tugbungan, identified the fatality only as "Athena", of Royal Lane Street in the village. Rojas said the toddler was pinned by an old gmelina tree that fell due to strong winds on Sunday afternoon. He said Athena was at the front section of their house when pinned down by the falling tree around 2 p.m. Rojas said the victim was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician. "We have to cut the tree with a chainsaw to be able to retrieve the child and rush her to the hospital," he said. At about the same time, Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, the city disaster risk reduction management office (CDRRMO) chief, said 27 houses were destroyed when a twister hit two barangays here. Apolinario said that 26 of t
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A two-year-old girl was pinned to death while 27 houses were destroyed due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Maring in this city, officials disclosed Monday. Abraham Rojas, the chairperson of Barangay Tugbungan, identified the fatality only as "Athena", of Royal Lane Street in the village. Rojas said the toddler was pinned by an old gmelina tree that fell due to strong winds on Sunday afternoon. He said Athena was at the front section of their house when pinned down by the falling tree around 2 p.m. Rojas said the victim was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician. "We have to cut the tree with a chainsaw to be able to retrieve the child and rush her to the hospital," he said. At about the same time, Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, the city disaster risk reduction management office (CDRRMO) chief, said 27 houses were destroyed when a twister hit two barangays here. Apolinario said that 26 of t
TYPHOON PREPAREDNESS. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 3 (Central Luzon) on Monday (Oct. 11, 2021) started the prepositioning of manpower and equipment to prepare for the possible effect of Tropical Storm Maring. DPWH Regional Director Roseller A. Tolentino said he has alerted all district engineering offices in the region to prepare for any eventuality such as landslides. (Photo courtesy of DPWH-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office III on Monday started the prepositioning of manpower and equipment to prepare for the possible effect of Tropical Storm Maring which is expected to hit the northern part of Luzon Monday night. DPWH Regional Director Roseller A. Tolentino said he has alerted all their district engineering offices in Central Luzon to prepare for any eventuality. "We need to prepare for the possible impact of this typhoon. Last month, some sections of Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road were