Weather TALK [forecasts, etc]

[ZENMasterTYL]

The PH gets about 22 typhoons a year, siguradong may BIG BAD one very 2 years.

Malas ang geographically ang Pinas. One reason why it is poor.

hell no. bakit si japan, laging may earthquake

We have a VERY CORRUPT GOVERNMENT.

That is why we are poor.

this is the real reason why we are poor

[holdencaulfield]

si christina gonzales buhay!

i love yoo!

[Lew_Alcindor]

if the government used the term TSUNAMI to warn people before the typhoon hit siguro hindi ganun kadami namatay

the govt kept using the term STORM SURGE but it doesnt have the pyschological impact of TSUNAMI

takot ang tao sa tsunami hindi sa storm surge

Tama kaso hindi din naman tama na tsunami gamitin. Lagyan lang ng qualifying term kasama ng tsunami.

Kung ako "malaking alon na parang tsunami" na lang gagamitin ko tapos sasabihi kung gaano kataas.

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[lowslowbenz]

I texted a good friend in Cebu during the storm last weekend, it was only now that he responded thru a thread in the MBCP Forums.

I just wanted to share what he said.

Sorry po Sir Francis, never received your text! Communications were out during and immediately after the storm, so most likely it was lost in communication po.

Thanks for asking, Cebu City has been spared from the catastrophic wrath of the storm, but northern Cebu has been left in tatters, along with Capiz and Leyte as we all know by now.

We who have been spared this great tragedy are now tasked with an even greater responsibility, to help those who literally lost everything they had. This is the time to turn gratitude into generosity, a time to give until it hurts, and then give some more. This is a time for us to transcend all the boundaries of race, religion, nationality, and political affiliation, this is a time to make this one of humanity's finest moments by turning this heartbreaking physical tragedy into the triumph of the human spirit.

Please help. It does not matter where you channel your relief goods, your cash, or even your time and energy. Even helping out in the packing of the relief goods for the victims means a lot to those we may never even know or meet, but to let them know that there is a glimmer of hope despite losing everything is the very least we can do.

The situation could have very well been the other way around.

[chrismarte]

naka chat ko rin friend ko nasa Boracay nung tumama si Yolanda

swerte ma lang kung nagabot si yolanda sa expected time nya basi abo man patay sa boracay kay high tide at dun kita madali sa storm surge... swerte lang kita at dasig nag abot yolanda 4 hours earlier low tide sa boracay kaya mahina ang storm surge sa isla

Swerte lang, kung dumating si Yolanda sa expected time baka maraming namatay sa Boracay kasi high tide at sa storm surge madali. Swerte lang at mabilis ang dating ni Yolanda maaga ng 4 hours at low tide pa sa Boracay kaya mahina ang storm sruge sa boracay

[badkuk]

may magtanong sana kay Napoles sa next na hearing niya sa Senate na kung bibigyan siya ng pagkakataon na magdonate sa victims ng calamity, magkano ang ido-donate niya?

sagot ni Napoles: "Hindi ko po matandaan."

People keep saying that people started looting because "gutom na sila", "wala nang makain"...i have mixed feelings about this. iirc people started looting *immediately* after typhoon Yolanda left the province -- so ibig sabihin at that very moment, ginutom na sila kaagad? And i also see some people carting off a chest freezer...kakainin ba nila yung freezer?


Look, if people had already gone for days without food, i wouldn't blame them for looting. But the looting happened earlier than day plus one.


Just a while ago Nina Corpuz was grilling Sec. Alcala about the slow distribution of rice. i have to side with Alcala here -- what good is there to bring rice there, only to be carted off by bandits? Sa tingin nyo ba e ididistribute nila yan sa ibang tao? During the aftermath of Katrina, the US gov't sent in troops, even Blackwater agents, to establish control first....because the point of distributing goods is to make sure they get to the people that need them.

That said, any info yet on who stole the relief goods? Napaisip lang ako, would an unruly, hungry mob really be that organized to pull it off? Sounds like banditry to me.

[Balikpinoy]

sagot ni Napoles: "Hindi ko po matandaan."

People keep saying that people started looting because "gutom na sila", "wala nang makain"...i have mixed feelings about this. iirc people started looting *immediately* after typhoon Yolanda left the province -- so ibig sabihin at that very moment, ginutom na sila kaagad? And i also see some people carting off a chest freezer...kakainin ba nila yung freezer?


Look, if people had already gone for days without food, i wouldn't blame them for looting. But the looting happened earlier than day plus one.


Just a while ago Nina Corpuz was grilling Sec. Alcala about the slow distribution of rice. i have to side with Alcala here -- what good is there to bring rice there, only to be carted off by bandits? Sa tingin nyo ba e ididistribute nila yan sa ibang tao? During the aftermath of Katrina, the US gov't sent in troops, even Blackwater agents, to establish control first....because the point of distributing goods is to make sure they get to the people that need them.

That said, any info yet on who stole the relief goods? Napaisip lang ako, would an unruly, hungry mob really be that organized to pull it off? Sounds like banditry to me.

According to our yaya who hails from the same area and where her parents still live, the convoy was stopped by the NPA and made off with one of the trucks.

[badkuk]

According to our yaya who hails from the same area and where her parents still live, the convoy was stopped by the NPA and made off with one of the trucks.

*sigh* yan nga ang hinala ko. "Revolutionary tax" kuno?

Ordinary people, who just went through a typhoon btw, wouldn't be able to pull off a hijacking like that without any sort of training.

Duda din ako sa looting. If it were you or me, we'd still be in a daze during the aftermath. This was planned imho.

[Monseratto]

The Russkies are also sending help...

Russia to Send 200 Rescuers to Typhoon-Hit Philippines
11 November 2013
RIA Novosti

Russia will send a team of 200 rescuers to the Philippines, stricken by a devastating typhoon, if a formal request is made, a spokesperson for the Emergency Situations Ministry said Sunday.

Six planes, including four Il-76 heavy transport planes, are preparing to fly to the Philippines. Six canine teams could be also deployed to assist operations in collapsed buildings, the spokesperson said.

According to Russia's Foreign Ministry and the federal agency for tourism, up to 150 Russian citizens may have been affected by the typhoon, which is believed to have killed at least 10,000 people on the hardest-hit Leyte Island.

Super typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons on record, swept across the Philippines on Friday, devastating towns and cities. The typhoon now is moving towards Vietnam.

Read more: Russia to Send 200 Rescuers to Typhoon-Hit Philippines | News | The Moscow Times
The Moscow Times

[chrismarte]

Pano mag bukas ng account para sa barangay? ipapangalan sya mismong Barangay?

ano magiging requirements?