To replace outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista who is scheduled to retire on July 18, Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio P. Catapang was appointed Wednesday. Catapang was the vice-chief-of-staff prior to his appointment. He has held this position since May. He was the former head the Northern Luzon Command and​7th Infantry Division. ​He is a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) ‘Dimalupig’ Class 1981. A testimonial parade and review […]

According to Eagle News correspondent Rowell Buñag Bertis, in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Glenda, eleven barangays in Cavite City conducted pre-emptive evacuation especially those near coastal areas. 150 families were able to reach safety even before the storm hit the said province.    

Typhoon “Glenda” weakened slightly while traversing the landmass of Luzon on its way to Bataan and Zambales and the West Philippine Sea at mid-morning Wednesday even as 10 areas, including Metro Manila, remain under public storm warning signal No. 3, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11 a.m. weather advisory, PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the eye of the typhoon was located at 35 kilometers […]

Howling winds uprooted many trees and carried away tin roofs of several houses while roads were littered with broken branches and debris as typhoon Glenda swirled into the province on Wednesday morning resulting in the death of one resident. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that a 49-year old man was crushed to death after a big acacia tree fell on his makeshift store in Barangay Tabang, Plaridel town at the […]

Stranded passengers rose to more than 400 presently on standby at the Caticlan jetty port in mainland Malay, Aklan due to Typhoon “Glenda.” Caticlan Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Boracay Chief Petty Officer Ronnie Hiponia said stranded passenger already reached a total of 403 from 330 passengers they have in their list since Tuesday. These stranded passengers were on board the Roll on, Roll off (RoRo) vessels bound for Roxas, Oriental Mindoro when the PCG in Calapan, […]

The European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines has assured its aid for areas affected by typhoon “Glenda”. “The European Union stands ready to assist families affected by typhoon ‘Glenda’,” EU Ambassador Guy Ledoux said in an advisory Wednesday morning. Ledoux added that the EU delegation here is currently monitoring and will be assessing the aftermath and damages of typhoon “Glenda”. The EU envoy here also extends solidarity with the Filipinos in facing natural disasters […]

Storm Glenda has killed a nurse, injured three others and rendered two fishermen missing in Northern Samar as it smashed Eastern Visayas on Tuesday. Confirmed dead is Lourdes Lim, 50, of Lagundi village, Allen, Northern Samar, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) reported Wednesday. A toppled electric post hit her while on her way home from her duty as staff nurse of Allen District Hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to OCD. The Northern Samar provincial […]

Most parts of Central Luzon are now experiencing electric power interruption due to strong winds caused by typhoon Glenda. The whole province of Bataan has no electricity as the 69kv breakers and two feeders tripped off due to strong winds. Loreto Marcelino, general manager of the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Panelco), said they will immediately fix the situation to restore power supply. The electric power supply was also cut off in Malolos City and some parts […]

Heavy rains and strong winds prompted a number of airlines to cancel both domestic and international flights on Wednesday morning. According to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), via Twitter, among these cancelled flights include: AirAsia Zest: Z2-884 (Manila-Incheon), Z2-320 (Manila-Tacloban), Z2-321 (Tacloban-Manila), Z2-300 (Manila-Kalibo), Z2-709 (Manila-Kalibo), Z2-710 (Kalibo-Manila), Z2-371 (Kalibo-Manila), Z2-428 (Manila-Puerto Princesa), Z2-429 (Puerto Princesa-Manila), Z2-424 (Manila-Puerto Princesa), and Z2-425 (Puerto Princesa-Manila). Cebu Pacific: 5J-149 (Hong Kong-Clark), 5J-150 (Clark-Hong Kong), 5J-460 (Iloilo-Manila), […]

Hundreds of residents from the coastal villages here were evacuated due to threat of storm surge that might be brought by typhoon Glenda. As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, a total of 272 families or 673 persons from barangays Tortugas and Puerto Rivas in this city, including three families from barangay Balut in Pilar, are now at the Bataan People’s Center in the provincial capitol compound here after being evacuated due to fear of storm surge. […]

Residents in this city and in the whole province are starting to get feel the fury of typhoon Glenda. Based on the report of the Olongapo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, strong winds with rains now prevail throughout the city and in the province toppling some trees, tarpaulis and billboards as well as damaging house roofs. Angie Layug, head of the Olongapo City DRRMO, said residents in the coastal villages of Barrero and […]

While typhoon “Glenda” is wrecking havoc on a large part of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in its 11 a.m. update Wednesday, said that 6,551 seagoing passengers have been stranded in various ports nationwide. According to the Coast Guard, strong winds and big waves prompted the suspension of sailing of ships weighing less than 1,000 gross register tons, resulting in the immobilization of 614 rolling cargoes, 37 ships and 24 bancas. Most of […]