The Liberal Party’s endeavor to become the ruling party for the 2016 presidential elections is going to be a much longer and harder journey, as far as Central and Northern Luzon are concerned.
The ballots have been counted in many provinces, giving fresh mandate to new leaders by July.
Northerners may get a respite from the summer heat, thanks to the tip of a cold front affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said Friday.
Unknown to many, the serene Paoay Lake, known for its legendary past, had been blighted by wastes coming from fish cages resulting in high E. coli bacteria contamination for years.
As projected by business and political leaders in central and northern Luzon at the start of 2012, the regions’ economies showed improvement with more commercial activities in the provinces.
While the 2012 saw widespread flooding hitting Central Luzon in August, destroying about P2 billion worth of crops, no major disaster struck northern Luzon for the rest of the year.
Typhoon Lawin gained more strength as it headed farther northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said Wednesday. Public storm warning signal number 2 remained hoisted in Batanes Group of Islands and Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
Tropical Storm “Helen” crossed Isabela province at dawn on Wednesday, dumping heavy rains and whipping strong winds that toppled trees, especially in the coastal villages facing the Pacific Ocean. At least six fatalities were reported.
Tropical storm “Helen” made a landfall over Isabela early Wednesday and is now traversing Northern Luzon, prompting the state weather bureau to raise public storm warning signals number two in 16 provinces.
Relief supplies were sent to northern Luzon Tuesday in preparation for Tropical Storm “Helen,” which was expected to dump heavy rains on other areas struggling with deadly floods.
Two persons were reported dead as tropical storm “Helen” (international name: Kai-Tak) gathered more strength and was expected to hit extreme northern Luzon Wednesday.
Tropical Storm “Helen” (international name: Kai-Tak) may further intensify into a typhoon as it continues to gain strength while moving toward the tip of northern Luzon, raising fears of more flooding in large swaths of the island.
Twenty-two years after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook the coastal city of Dagupan in Pangasinan, Mayor Benjamin Lim still vividly remembers the ensuing panic and chaos that almost turned the place into a ghost town.
