Surigao del Sur, Butuan residents return home after Yolanda
by Davao Today Davao City - Residents of Butuan City, Bislig City and Hinatuan of Surigao del Sur who had pre-emptively evacuated have all returned to their communities as of…
‘Tent town’ of Bohol survives Yolanda
by Davao Today Davao City - No casualties from Typhoon Yolanda were reported in Maribojoc, Bohol one of the towns hit hard by the recent earthquake. Storm signal no. 2…
90,000 in Misamis Oriental, Caraga evacuated from ‘Yolanda’
The huge number of evacuees for a single province, in Misamis Oriental and including its city, Cagayan de Oro, was triggered by the still fresh memory of Typhoon Sendong, one of the most devastating typhoons in terms of lost lives, when it left 1,403 dead and 613,204 homeless. Sendong entered through Surigao del Norte on December 2011 and crossed the country through the northern Mindanao provinces of Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte.
Flood prone areas in Davao City alerted for Yolanda
Meanwhile, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced late Thursday night that “suspension of classes by private schools in any or all levels and work of employees shall be left to the discretion of school authorities and employers.”
Yolanda enters Philippines; Signal #2 in Caraga, Visayas
Storm signal no. 2 was declared this morning by weather bureau PAGASA in three provinces of Caraga and in Eastern Visayas as Typhoon Yolanda entered into the Philippine Area of Responsibility Wednesday evening.