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[OPINION] Cloudy with a chance of meatballs and fillers

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Oct 06 07:52 PM

Given the intertropical convergence of inconvenient truths, our forecast for the economy is for cloudy skies with a chance of more hamburger helpers, fillers, and falsehood. Read more »

Karding leaves P1.2-B damage in Bulacan: governor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 12:00 PM

Typhoon Karding has left at least P1.2 billion damage in infrastructure and agriculture in Bulacan, its governor said. Read more »

ADB approves $2 million grant for Odette aid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 08:53 AM

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $2 million grant to fund humanitarian efforts in Visayas and Mindanao devastated by typhoon Odette. Read more »

'Less than 50' dead from Odette in Cebu Province - gov

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 12:04 PM

Dozens of people died in Cebu Province in the wake of Typhoon Odette, the provincial governor said Monday. Read more »

Danyos sa pananalasa ni Kiko sa Batanes, nasa P422M na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:45 AM

MAYNILA - Umabot na sa higit P422 milyon ang danyos na inabot ng Batanes mula sa pananalasa ng bagyong Kiko kamakailan. Read more »

Agri losses due to Typhoon Vicky totals P111 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 11:16 AM

A total of P111.01 million in agricultural damages and losses was identified by the Department of Agriculture (DA) after Tropical Depression Vicky hit parts of Visayas and Mindanao, affecting farmlands and fishing areas. Read more »

DPWH: Ulysses damaged at least P4.2 billion in infra

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 01:12 PM

Typhoon Ulysses left at least P4.2 billion in damage to infrastructure, Public Works Secretary said Friday. As of 9 a.m., 52 road sections remained closed due to floods, debris, he added.    Read more »

Millions of households without power due to Ulysses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 11:43 PM

Millions of residents in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces do not have power after Typhoon Ulysses brought down power lines. Communicating online and through mobile phones are also difficult due to poor signal. Read more »

Typhoon Ulysses leaves devastation in wake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 11:20 PM

The destructive march of Typhoon Ulysses leaves many communities reeling with many standing infrastructures bowing down to the storm's powerful winds while storm surges deprive thousands of their livelihood. Read more »

80 pct of houses destroyed in 3 Catanduanes towns after Rolly: PH Red Cross

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 05:58 PM

About 80 percent of houses in 3 towns in Catanduanes, where supertyphoon Rolly first made landfall, have been destroyed, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chair Richard Gordon said Monday. Read more »

Hagupit ng Bagyong Quinta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 08:07 PM

Matinding pinsala ang idinulot ng Bagyong Quinta sa Southern Luzon  Read more »

'Quinta' destroys houses in Pola, Oriental Mindoro

Erik De Castro, AP
Posted at Oct 26 02:18 PM

The remains of a house after Typhoon Quinta's wrath in Pola, Oriental Mindoro continue to be submerged in water on Monday. Read more »

Tropical cyclones and storm surges: Why they are deadly

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:49 AM

Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale force winds near the center. The winds can extend hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the eye of the storm. Read more »

Typhoon Ambo destroys some tents at Kidney Institute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:57 AM

Typhoon Ambo destroyed some tents that COVID-19 patients used at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, a doctor there said Tuesday.  Read more »

Eastern Samar worries over relief supplies due to Ambo, virus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 10:43 AM

Eastern Samar is worried over relief supplies following a powerful typhoon hit late last week, as it was still reeling from pandemic restrictions, its governor said Monday. Read more »

Slightly weaker Ambo to continue drenching northern Luzon

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 06:15 PM

Tropical storm Ambo (international name: Vongfong) is expected to bring heavy to moderate rains over northern Luzon even after it weakened slightly on Saturday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said.  Read more »

2,000 families evacuate in Quezon province due to Ambo

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 05:48 PM

Around 2,000 families in Quezon Province fled their homes due to severe tropical storm Ambo, a disaster official said Friday.  Read more »

Ambo weakens after forcing 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 10:43 PM

Ambo weakened into a severe tropical storm on Friday after it drove tens of thousands of people into evacuation centers while trying to follow COVID-19 protocols. Read more »

'Ambo' makes 5th landfall over Burias island; Signal No. 2 raised in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 10:02 AM

Typhoon Ambo slammed into Burias island 3 a.m. Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as it made its 5th landfall so far over the eastern Philippines, state weather bureau PAGASA said.  Read more »