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(Reuters) – A powerful typhoon tore through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that toppled trees and power poles and cut off communications in areas where thousands were killed by a massive storm just over a year ago. More than 1 million people had fled to shelters away from coastal areas and landslide-prone villages by the time Typhoon Hagupit made landfall on Saturday night, in what a U.N. agency said was one of […]
(Reuters) – Forensics experts hired by Sony Corp to investigate the massive cyber attack at its Hollywood studio said the breach was unprecedented, well-planned and carried out by an “organized group,” according to an email obtained by Reuters on Saturday. Kevin Mandia, the top executive at FireEye Inc’s Mandiant forensics unit, made the comments in an email to Michael Lynton, chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). They are among the first comments about the […]
Stand-by Generator Set getting Ready for the Night. Ate Estrada EBC Correspondents (Philippines) Sorsogon
Oil companies led by Petron and Unioil slashed prices by at least P2.50 per liter of gasoline and P2.25 per liter of diesel and kerosene, the biggest price rollback so far this year amid the softening prices of oil worldwide. Petron Corp. was the first to announce the price cut that took effect at 12:01 A. M. December 7. Petrol and kerosene products in Petron line-up were covered by the rollback. Unioil Petroleum Philippines followed suit, cutting […]
Province of Aklan, Getting ready for the storm, flight cancelled, ferry boat bound for Boracay suspended. IMAGE coutesy of EBC Corespondent Reshel Tumaca
A Swiss man kidnapped nearly three years ago in Mindanao by the notorious group Abu Sayyaf was rescued on Saturday as soldiers attacked his abductors in a remote jungle, killing at least five of his abductors. Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, ran away from the Abu Sayyaf gunmen during the clash on the southern island of Jolo, and was picked up by the troops, military spokesman Colonel Restituto Padilla said. “He found an opportunity to escape because of the […]
“No Casualties”. This is how Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez reported their situation after Typhoon Ruby passed through their area. According to Romualdez, they are currently experiencing flash floods due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Ruby although it has not been life-threatening. The feared storm surges weren’t as deadly as last year’s typhoon and definitely not as strong. Romualdez attributed such success due to the cooperation of the residents in their area due to the harsh […]
(Photos courtesy of EBC Correspondent Jabes Dubluis Azarcon, Surigao City) updated as of pm Dec. 07, 2014 Many cities and municipalities have already declared the suspension of classes on Monday (December 8), and Tuesday, (December 9), due to threats of Typhoon Ruby. ALL LEVELS Region IV-A Cavite Province (Dec. 8 to 9, 2014) Quezon Province (Dec. 8, 2014) Rizal Province (Dec. 8, 2014) Region IV-B Oriental Mindoro (Dec. 8, 2014) Region V Camarines Sur (Dec. […]
Residents of coastal town of San Jose, Antique voluntarily evacuates in preparation for the threats of Typhoon Ruby. (Photos courtesy of EBC Correspondent Antonio Ponce Valenzuela Jr. of Antique).
Typhoon Ruby is expected to make a second landfall in the vicinity of Masbate this morning. In an official report by The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), Ruby will make landfall in Masbate area associated with strong wind, storm surge (up to 3 meters) and heavy to torrential rain. “Estimated rainfall amount is from 10-30 mm per hour (heavy-torrential) within the 500 km diameter of typhoon”. Ruby and the Northeast monsoon will bring […]
PAGASA (11 a.m. update), Public Storm Signal Number 3: Masbate, Ticao island, Sorsogon, Albay including Burias island, Romblon, Northern Samar, and Samar Signal No. 2: Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Southern Quezon, Batangas including Lubang island, Cavite, Laguna, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro Aklan, Capiz, Northern Cebum including Cebu City, Bantayan island, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, and Southern Leyte Signal No. 1: rest of Quezon, Rizal, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, Northern Palawan, Metro Manila, […]
24 HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST Issued at: 5:00 AM 07 December 2014 Synopsis: at 4:00 am today, the eye of typhoon “RUBY” was located based on all available data including Virac and Cebu doppler radars in the vicinity of Calbayog City or at 40 km Northwest of Catbalogan, Samar (12.0˚N, 124.6˚E), with maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest […]
