Signal No. 3 has been hoisted over Batanes and the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands as Typhoon Leon continued to pick up strength as it moves west northwestward over the Philippine Sea ...

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"We are still recovering from the two previous typhoon and storm and here we go again,” Batanes Governor Marilou ... which is locally called Leon. "We always aim for zero casualty in the event ...

flash floods and landslides as it blows past the northernmost province of Batanes from Tuesday to Wednesday. Disaster-preparedness officials said the typhoon’s course could change abruptly and ...

and Leon in late October. DOLE Regional Director Jesus Elpidio Atal Jr. handed over the check for P8.98 million to BFAR Regional Director Angel Encarnacion, and witnessed by Batanes Satellite Office ...

Batanes and Ilocos Region in Northern Luzon have experienced the brunt of three consecutive typhoons. Typhoon Marce, Nika and Ofel all left a trail of deconstruction. Typhoon Pepito is expected to ...

In September, typhoon Usagi with center winds of 205 kph and gusts of up to 240 kph, also a category-five storm, battered the Philippines' northernmost island of Batanes before wreaking more ...