‘Emong’ maintains strength
By Frances Mangosing
Tropical storm “Emong” maintained its strength as it moved northward midday Wednesday, the state weather bureau said.
Tropical storm “Emong” maintained its strength as it moved northward midday Wednesday, the state weather bureau said.
Tropical storm Emong slightly intensified as it hovered over Batanes area, the state weather bureau said early Wednesday.
Communist insurgents killed five civilians and kidnapped five soldiers in the southern Philippines on Tuesday in the latest of a series of violent acts following the collapse of peace talks, authorities said.
A Board of Marine Inquiry will convene this week to investigate the sinking of MV Lady of Mt. Carmel off Burias Island last Friday.
Tropical depression “Emong” has intensified into a tropical storm and has accelerated as it moved north, the weather bureau said midday Tuesday.
Tropical depression Emong has maintained its strength as it moves north northwest with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, the state weather bureau said earlyTuesday.
The military on Monday said it will continue to seek peaceful means to end all armed conflicts despite the National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ declaration that it would rather wait for the end of President Benigno Aquino III’s term before continuing peace negotiations.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Monday said they will discuss changes to the wealth-sharing annex being sought by the government, but added that they will most likely reject them.
Tropical depression “Emong” slightly intensified as it moved north northwest, the state weather bureau said Monday.
A Navy reservist who served as a “guiding voice” when a Cebu Pacific plane overshot the runway at Davao International Airport received an award from the Philippine Navy Friday afternoon for his “commendable conduct.”
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Friday advised residents of Metro Manila and nearby provinces to take precautionary measures against heavy rains, strong winds, lightning and possible flashfloods.
The Philippine military deployed several air and sea craft to assist the Philippine Coast Guard in the ongoing search and rescue operations after a passenger ship sank off Burias Island in Masbate before dawn Friday.
The southwest monsoon affecting Luzon and Western Visayas will continue to bring rains in parts of the country and may trigger flashloods and landslides, the state weather bureau said Friday.
