PAGASA Releases 2016 Typhoon Names The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recently announced on Wednesday, May 25, the list of the typhoon names for 2016. As expected, it contains the list of common Filipino names like Ambo, Enteng, and Pepito and now, there are also uncommon ones like Ulysses and Ofel. According to … Read more
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially adopt the new typhoon category, “Super Typhoon” or STY for tropical cyclones that will hit the Philippines. The Super Typhoon category will be given to weather disturbance that register maximum sustained winds of more than 230 kilometers per hour beginning this year 2015. PAGASA deputy … Read more
A Low Pressure Area (LPA) or a potential cyclone was spotted off the coast of Mindanao on Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014 as confirmed by the country’s weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). According to the latest weather bulletin of PAGASA, as of 4:00 AM on Tuesday, the Low Pressure … Read more
The Low Pressure Area (LPA) that hits the Eastern Visayas and CARAGA Region could trigger flash floods and landslides as Cyclone is expected to form in the next 24 hours, PAGASA reported on their latest weather bulletin issued on January 16, 2014. In a weather report posted by ABS-CBN, weather forecaster Samuel Duran of PAGASA, … Read more