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NASA's TRMM sees huge Typhoon Parma bringing more rain to the PhilippinesTRMM noticed that some of Parma's "hot towers" or towering thunderstorms are reaching as high as 14 kilometers , indicating very powerful storms with heavy rainfall .
Topix.net Saturday, October 03, 2009Arroyo reveals 2nd reason for nationwide state of calamityAside from allowing local governments to access their calamity funds, President Arroyo bared a second reason Saturday for placing the entire country under a state of calamity: to go after profiteers. ...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009'Pepeng' gains speed as it heads toward CagayanWhile its intensity has slightly weakened, typhoon "Pepeng" has gained speed as it nears landfall Saturday morning, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009Without much outside help, Tanay residents only have each otherTANAY, Rizal - Fisherfolk couple Irenea and Salvador Ramos spent most of their married years saving up for a home for their family of four. In 2007, the couple, with the help of their children, was ab...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009Typhoon weakens slightly as Philippines braces(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)Residents go on with their normal life amidst floodwaters in Taytay township, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines Friday Oct. 2, 2009. Tropical storm Ketsana brought t...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009Go easy on noodle donations, govt appeals to 'Ondoy' donorsNoting a virtual glut of instant noodles donations for victims of tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana), Trade Secretary Peter Favila appealed to donors Saturday to go easy on buying noodles as relief item...
philippinetimes.com Saturday, October 03, 2009Typhoon changes course, to only clip PhilippinesMANILA (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon bearing down on the Philippines may not be as destructive as feared since it has changed course and should only clip the far north of the archipelago later on Sat...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009Rescuers race to save victims in the rubbleAlive after 40 hours On Friday, rescuers pulled a teenager alive from her collapsed college about 40 hours after the earthquake struck in Sumatra, a heavily populated island in this impoverished natio...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009New typhoon threatens Philippines and Saipan, Taiwan braces for a hitManila: Filipinos are bracing for their second typhoon in eight days, although the storm has weakened just hours before it is due to hit land. Better news for the Philippines was bad news for Taiwan, ...
Philippines News Saturday, October 03, 2009Typhoon batters northern PhilippinesManila, Oct 3 (DPA) A powerful typhoon Saturday battered extreme northern Philippines with forceful winds and heavy rains, but spared the capital and surrounding areas still recovering from devastating floods.
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