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Super typhoon Saola threatens northern Philippines
  + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MANILA, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Saola has intensified into a super typhoon, the Philippine weather bureau said on Sunday, raising the possibility of heavy rain and powerful winds hitting important rice and corn growing areas in northern provinces. Heavy rainfall was expected later on Sunday and on Monday in the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Ilocos and the mountainous Cordillera region, raising the risk of flooding and landslides, the weather bureau said. Saola was also expected to affect provinces on the main Luzon island as well as the capital, Manila, over the next three days, it said. Last month, strong winds and rain lashed the northern Philippines as powerful typhoon Doksuri made landfall, causing rivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power. Saola was forecast to turn north on Monday and to make landfall over southern Taiwan late on Wednesday or early Thursday, the weather bureau said.
Persons: Saola, Doksuri, Enrico Dela Cruz, Robert Birsel Organizations: Thomson Locations: MANILA, Philippine, Saola, Isabela province, Isabela , Cagayan, Ilocos, Cordillera, Manila, Philippines, China, Taiwan
Philippines seeks rice supply boost, may look to India
  + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"I'm thinking about the national supply for rice," Marcos told officials in the northern province of Cagayan, where he went to assess the damage from Typhoon Doksuri. "Everybody is preparing for El Nino, all of Southeast Asia. " The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers, traditionally buys the staple grain mainly from its neighbour Vietnam. India last week banned exports of non-basmati white rice - its largest rice export category - to ease domestic prices that climbed after rains caused significant crop damage. "That's why I'm getting nervous over possible spikes in (local) prices even if we import."
Persons: Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Doksuri, Enrico Dela Cruz, Mayank Bhardwaj, William Mallard Organizations: El Nino, El, Thomson Locations: Vietnam, Philippines, MANILA, Philippine, India, El Nino, Cagayan, Southeast Asia, New Delhi, Thailand, Ukraine
[1/5] Members of the Philippine Coast Guard remove a fallen tree from a road following the onslaught of Typhoon Doksuri in Buguey, Cagayan province, Philippines, July 26, 2023. As of 10:15 a.m. (0215 GMT) Typhoon Doksuri, categorised at the second-strongest typhoon level by Taiwan's weather bureau, headed towards the southern Taiwan Strait with maximum winds of 191 km (118 miles) per hour. All domestic flights and ferry lines were suspended in Taiwan while more than 100 international flights were cancelled or delayed. Railway services between southern and eastern Taiwan were shut. "Typhoon Doksuri should not be underestimated," Kaohsiung city mayor Chen Chi-mai said in a Facebook post late on Wednesday.
Persons: Doksuri, Chen Chi, Han Kuang, Yimou Lee, Ann Wang, Michael Perry Organizations: Philippine Coast Guard, REUTERS, Railway, Thomson Locations: Buguey, Cagayan province, Philippines, REUTERS TAIPEI, Southern Taiwan, China, Taiwan Strait, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taipei Port, Taiwan's
Thousands without power as typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines
  + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MANILA, July 26 (Reuters) - Strong winds and rain lashed the northern Philippines as Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on Wednesday, causing rivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power. "We are being battered here," Manual Mamba, governor of northern Cagayan province told Reuters, adding that no casualties had been reported so far. Storm warnings are in place in many parts of the northern island of Luzon, which is home to about half of the Philippines' 110 million population. Categorised as a super typhoon on Tuesday, Doksuri had weakened slightly on Wednesday. It is expected to brush past Taiwan and make landfall in China's Fujian province on Friday, according to the Philippines weather bureau.
Persons: Doksuri, Karen Lema, Enrico dela Cruz, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: Reuters, Authorities, Thomson Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Cagayan province, Philippine, Luzon, China's Fujian
At least one person drowned in the province of Rizal in the wake of the typhoon, the national disaster agency said. But authorities issued land warnings for several counties and cities in southern Taiwan including the major port city of Kaohsiung. Railway services between eastern and southern Taiwan will be suspended from Wednesday evening. More than 300 people have been evacuated in southern and eastern Taiwan as a precaution as Doksuri was expected to bring up to 1 metre (3.3 feet) of rainfall there. A Level II emergency response implies an oncoming typhoon could severely affect the country, according to the state council's national emergency plan for flood control and drought relief.
Persons: Doksuri, Talim, Karen Lema, Bernard Orr, Yimou Lee, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Reuters, Weather Bureau, Railway, Meteorological Centre, South China Sea, Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou Daily, Central Meteorological Administration, Thomson Locations: MANILA, BEIJING, TAIPEI, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Cagayan province, Rizal, Philippine, Kaohsiung, South, Fujian, Guangdong, Manila, Beijing, Tapei, Shanghai
CNN —A powerful typhoon made landfall in the northern Philippines early Wednesday, bringing the potentially deadly threat of tidal surges, flash floods and landslides to parts of the country’s main island, authorities said. Typhoon Doksuri, known as Egay in the Philippines, made landfall at 3:10 a.m. local time (3:10 p.m. Pagasa warned that violent and life-threatening conditions are expected in some areas of Luzon, the Philippines’ largest and most populous island, as torrential rains rains swept the country. Communities in the typhoon’s path are braced for the impact of expected winds of up to 200 kph (124 mph). Strong winds knock down a tree in the northern Cagayan provice in the Philippines on July 25, 2023.
Persons: Doksuri, Pasgasa, , Cagayan Manuel Mamba Organizations: CNN, Pagasa, Typhoon, Authorities, Tuesday, CNN Philippines Taiwan, Weather Bureau, National Meteorological Center Locations: Philippines, Philippine, Luzon, Cagayan province, Cagayan, Cagayan provice, CNN Philippines, Taiwan, China, Fujian, Guangdong
But the election of his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, last year has returned relations to a more even keel, in part because Manila has become wary of a more assertive China. Last year the US granted $100 million to boost the Southeast Asian country’s defense capabilities and military modernization. Heydarian added that China has to rethink its strategy towards the Philippines, as the Marcos Jr administration is openly more aligned with the US. China remains one of the top trade partners of the Philippines, while Marcos Jr also continues to negotiate energy and agriculture investments from Beijing. Some worry Marcos Jr might be giving too much access to the US, especially when it comes to bases and facilities close to Taiwan, Heydarian said.
April 5 (Reuters) - The top foreign and defense officials of the United States and the Philippines will meet in Washington next week, the U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday, just as the two countries have expanded their defense cooperation agreement. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will receive Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and defense chief Carlito Galvez on Tuesday. The near doubling of EDCA sites was achieved at a time of growing concern over China's conduct in the South China Sea and tension over self-ruled Taiwan. The locations are significant, with Isabela and Cagayan facing north towards Taiwan, while Palawan is near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where China has built artificial islands equipped with runways and missile systems. Reporting by Daniel Trotta, editing by Donna Bryson & Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
The locations are significant, with Isabela and Cagayan facing north towards Taiwan, while Palawan is near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where China has built artificial islands equipped with runways and missile systems. Defence chief Carlito Galvez called the sites "very strategic" and stressed the Philippines had a responsibility to the international community in the South China Sea. "Their locations are in areas where they are needed," said Jay Batongbacal, a South China Sea expert at the University of the Philippines. "It also provides us with coverage not only on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) but also on the Pacific side," he added. The United States has committed more than $80 million worth of infrastructure at the five existing sites - the Antonio Bautista Air Base in Palawan, Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, Benito Ebuen Air Base in Cebu and Lumbia Air Base in Mindanao.
[1/6] Philippines Air Force Acting Commanding General Ramon Guiang, Assistant Secretary of the Office of American Affairs Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Philippines defence chief Carlito Galvez Jr., U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall; U.S. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezBASA AIR BASE, Philippines, March 20 (Reuters) - The United States and Philippines will announce new sites as soon as possible for an expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which gives the Western power access to military bases in the Southeast Asian country. Leaders of local governments at the potential EDCA sites have backed the government's decision to allow the United States greater access to the bases, Philippines' defence chief, Carlito Galvez, said in a joint news conference with Kendall. Galvez and Kendall were leading a groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the Basa Air Base's runway. The runway rehabilitation is part of $82 million the United States has allocated for infrastructure investments at the existing five EDCA sites.
Five soldiers killed in shooting at Philippine military camp
  + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MANILA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Five soldiers were killed in a shooting at a military camp in the southern Philippines, including the shooter, the military said on Saturday. The shooter then went to other rooms, where two soldiers grappled with and killed him, the army said. An internal investigation has begun to identify the cause and gaps in the recruitment and training process, the military said. In June, three people, including a former mayor, died in graduation day shooting in the capital Manila. Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales in Manila; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
The US and Japan said in January that a Marine Littoral Regiment will be set up in Japan by 2025. That unit, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, is the second of three Marine Littoral Regiments planned for the Indo-Pacific region, the first of which was activated in March 2022 and is based in Hawaii. Within weeks of its activation, the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was participating in the US-Philippine military exercise Balikatan. New threat, new forceUS Marines provide security for an amphibious landing during Balikatan 22 in northern Luzon in March 2022. US Marines during an amphibious landing as part of Balikatan 22 in northern Luzon in March 2022.
The US and Japan said in January that a Marine Littoral Regiment will be set up in Japan by 2025. A Marine Littoral Regiment will also hold a major exercise in the northern Philippines this spring. That unit, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, is the second of three Marine Littoral Regiments planned for the Indo-Pacific region, the first of which was activated in March 2022 and is based in Hawaii. Within weeks of its activation, the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was participating in the US-Philippine military exercise Balikatan. Members of 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment in Hawaii in August 2022.
Typhoon submerges villages, farmlands in northern Philippines
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MANILA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A tropical storm that made landfall early on Sunday in the northern Philippines has intensified into a typhoon, the weather bureau said, bringing moderate to heavy rains that submerged villages and farmlands. Nearly a thousand people were preemptively evacuated to safer ground, according to the disaster monitoring agency. Nesat, packing winds of 120 km (75 miles) per hour, may further intensify while moving towards the South China Sea, the weather bureau said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Twitter government assistance was on the way to the affected communities. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Adrian Portugal; Additional reporting by Enrico Dela Cruz; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Bilanţul deceselor cauzate de cele mai grave inundaţii din ultimii ani şi de alunecările de teren provocate de taifunul Vamco în Filipine a crescut la 67, au anunţat duminică reprezentanţii serviciilor de urgenţă, relatează DPA.Douăsprezece persoane erau în continuare date dispărute, duminică, în zonele afectate de pe insula principală Luzon, a declarat Mark Timbal, purtător de cuvânt al agenţiei naţionale pentru situaţii de urgenţă, scrie agerpres.ro Majoritatea victimelor au fost înregistrate până în prezent în regiunea nordică Cagayan Valley, unde echipele de intervenţie s-au grăbit să vină în ajutorul autorităţilor locale şi a locuitorilor, a precizat Timbal.Peste 1,1 milioane de persoane au fost afectate în mod direct de calamitate, printre acestea numărându-se 370.000 de locuitori nevoiţi să îşi evacueze casele, a adăugat purtătorul de cuvânt. Vamco a fost cel mai mortal ciclon care a lovit Filipine în acest an. Taifunul a părăsit vineri teritoriul Filipine, îndreptându-se spre Vietnam.Fenomenul meteorologic, numit Ulysses pe plan local, a lovit zone care nu îşi reveniseră încă după ce au fost măturate începând din octombrie de trei taifunuri şi o furtună tropicală.În provinciile nordice Cagayan şi Isabela, apele inundaţiilor au atins niveluri fără precedent după ce un baraj important a cedat în urma ploilor torenţiale provocate de Vamco.Precipitaţiile care au căzut în provinciile din apropiere au ajuns în râul Cagayan, care a ieşit din matcă şi a agravat inundaţiile.Inundaţiile începeau să se retragă, duminică, permiţând echipelor de salvatori să intervină în ajutorul locuitorilor rămaşi blocaţi în casele înconjurate de ape sau pe acoperişuri.Vamco a fost cel de-al 21-lea ciclon tropical care a afectat Filipine în acest an.Cel mai puternic taifun care a lovit ţara a fost Haiyan, care a ucis peste 6.300 de persoane şi a condus la strămutarea a alţi peste 4 milioane de locuitori, în noiembrie 2013.
Persons: Mark, intervenţie, Vamco, Taifunul, Ulysses, Isabela Locations: Filipine, Luzon, Cagayan
Bilanțul victimelor provocate de taifunul Vamco la trecerea sa prin nordul arhipelagului Filipine a crescut la 48, alte 9 persoane fiind găsite decedate după inundațiile și alunecările de teren care au avut loc în provincia Cagayan, relatează sâmbătă EFE, preluat de Agerpres. Taifunul Vamco, numit Ulysses pe plan local, a scăzut din intensitate după ce a atins zona de uscat în Filipine, însă s-a întețit din nou, pe măsură ce a părăsit teritoriul țării. Vamco a fost al 21-lea ciclon tropical care a lovit Filipine anul acesta și al cincilea din octombrie. Cel puțin 50 de persoane au murit și peste trei milioane au fost afectate de cele patru cicloane anterioare. Cel mai puternic taifun care a lovit țara a fost Haiyan, care a ucis peste 6.300 de persoane și a condus la strămutarea a alți peste patru milioane de locuitori, în noiembrie 2013.
Persons: taifunul, Ulysses, Vamco Organizations: Agerpres Locations: Filipine, Cagayan, Cabayan, Luzon, Manila, Vietnam
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