'Pepeng' seen to hit northern Luzon
MANILA - Three provinces in Bicol region were placed under Storm Signal No. 1, two days ahead of the predicted landfall of typhoon "Pepeng" (international codename Parma) in northern Luzon.
As of 5 a.m. Thursday, the typhoon was located 650 kilometers east of Borongan, Eastern Samar. It has gained more strength since it entered Philippine territory, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour and gust of up to 185 kph.
It was moving west northwest at 24 kph, and was predicted by weather bureau PAGASA to make landfall on Saturday afternoon in Aurora town, Isabela province.
PAGASA has hoisted Storm Signal No. 1 over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes, which have been placed by Malacañang under a state of calamity due to tropical storm Ondoy (international codename Ketsana).
PAGASA said "Pepeng," which it said may develop into a super typhoon, will move closer to Catanduanes by Friday morning and Saturday morning.
After making landfall in Isabela, the typhoon was forecast to cross Northern Luzon and hit the provinces of Kalinga, Abra and Mountain Provinces before exiting through Tuguegarao City.
The government has started preparing more evacuation centers as it anticipates more people to be displaced by the new storm.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council has also started assessing the possible effects of the new typhoon to the government’s relief efforts for the victims of Ondoy.
As of 6 a.m., the NDCC said more than half a million families of 2.50 million individuals have been affected by Ondoy in 11 regions, including Metro Manila and the Calabarzon area in southern Luzon.
It said that a total of 686,699 people are now staying in 726 evacuation centers. It said Ondoy’s death toll has reached 277 and 42 were still missing.
The storm, which also devastated Vietnam and Cambodia, damaged crops and infrastructure worth at least P4.80 billion.
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Restoration of Electricity and Garbage
Last Saturday was a very devastating day to all Metro Manila residences, to water goes up very abruptly. By Sunday in our area it was subside around 6 to 7 am but there was a lot of oil and mud around the area. Until right now we do not have any power in our area (Kitanlad, Manunggal, Victory Ave in Quezon City). May WE CALL THE MERALCO OFFICALS PLEASE DO THE NECESSARY ACTIONS AS SOON POSISBLE. THANK YOU. There was to much GARBAGE on the streets. MAY WE CALL THE OFFICIALS CONCERNS ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE DO YOUR ACTIONS ASAP, because these will lead to a health problems if this is not attend on the officials concerns. VERY REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ACTIONS ON THIS MATTER. NOT ONLY ON OUR AREA BUT ALSO TO OTHER AREA WHICH EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM.
In fairness to PAGASA...
...hanggang warning lang sila.
Sa panahon ng information age ngayon, our forecast is as good as forecast of PAGASA. Lahat na ng kakailanganing data ay nandiyan na.
Ang ipinagtataka ko naman sa mga networks kabilang na ang ABS-CBN ay umaasa pa rin sa mga bulletin ng PAGASA. Pwede naman kasi nilang makuha ang data sa ibang source. Nakakainis na lagi lang silang nagtatanong na "Sa ngayon, nasaan na ang bagyo?" Sasagot naman ang PAGASA ng "As of XXX." Interval of 30 min, makikita natin ang posisyon ng bagyo at hindi maghihintay sa bulletin ng PAGASA.
Pero mas higit natin pagtuunan ng pansin ang topograpiya ng lugar natin. Trabaho ito ng DENR through their MGB. Dapat ipaliwanag ng DENR kung ano ang classification ng mga kinatitirikan ng bahay natin. Kabilang na diyan ang status ng aquifer at lupa maging ang water movements.
Kailangan din ng professional na ahensya na magbibigay pansin sa disaster management. walang silbi ang NDCC. mga pulitiko kasi ang nagpapatakbo.
kapalpakan!!!.... PAGASA
khit kelan.... PALPAK na PAGASA yan!!.... mag-a'announce lang if tapos na ung malalang-trahedya!... d man lang mkpag-advisory ng matino!... na para mkpaghanda man lang ng husto o ma-alarma ba ang mga kapwa kababayan natin na nanddyan sa PINAS..... d 2lad d2 sa EUROPE (ireland), laging ahead at appropriate/exactly ung mga climate news d2.... pati ba nman mga HI-TECH EQUIPMENT para sa PAGASA d na rin ba nakakalusot mula sa mga manghuhurakot sa KABANG-BAYAN?!!.... ma-KARMA sana keo... mga manghuhurakot!!!....
Where else can you track the typhoon..
You can also track the position and movement of typhoon on this site:
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/gms/index.html?area=1&element=0&mode=UTC
Kung di kayo confident sa forecast ng PAGASA, you may also consider the forecast of JAPAN.
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/
Kung gusto nyo naman na mas interactive, you can use the latest Google Earth. Meron doong feature na real-time cloud formation. Malalaman din doon ang layo ng bagyo sa bahay nyo.
Bagyong Pepeng
I was tracing bagyong ondoy on net on which we know the aftermath from said "tropical depression". What really worries me is this new coming "typhoon pepeng" which i believe has a triple size of ondoy, fiercer than ondoy of twice stronger on sustained winds. Its on way to central Luzon. I appeal to media to pls "inform, warn, notify the public of this new comming typhoon". People needs to be on safer grounds as the amount of rainfall is catastrophic. Pls warn the public early and have them prepared.
Visit http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ for time to time awareness of new comming typhoon pepeng. God bless us all