PHL Gazette includes PIA Caraga’s portal as
resources for Typhoon Yolanda
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) – The Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) - Caraga has
proven once again its credibility in providing accurate, timely and reliable
source of information as its portal for Typhoon Yolanda, www.piacaraga.com, was
recently included in the list of top three resources of updates for the super
typhoon in the Philippine government’s official gazette, www.gov.ph.
"We are very pleased to have been
recognized as one of the reliable agencies to provide information for the super
typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan)," said PIA Caraga regional
director Abner Caga.
"This result reflects the hard work and
dedication to serving our community and our comprehensive understanding of our
mandate,” said Caga.
Caga recalled that days before Typhoon Yolanda
entered the Philippine area of responsibility, they took the initiative of
creating a one-stop-shop information portal for the deadly super typhoon in the
region’s official website.
“Various forecast tracks of Typhoon Yolanda from
the different weather agencies such as Japan Meteorological Agency, United
States’ Joint Typhoon Weather Center,
Wunderground, and Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA), among others can be viewed in the webpage in
just a click away,” said Caga.
Caga said that the ultimate purpose of this
“creative yet simple smart idea” is to create a massive awareness to the community
and provide appropriate information intervention of the deadly super typhoon.
“This is
also our manifestation of our will to provide simple but innovative and
convenient way of gathering, and monitoring information that can effectively
serve the community,” Caga said.
With this initiative, “it gained the attention
of the administrator of the official gazette of the Philippine government
(http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/updates-typhoon-yolanda/) by including us in
the list of top three best references of updates for super typhoon Yolanda. We
proudly share this significant achievement and performance that our agency has
posed. This proves that indeed from small things come great things,” Caga
added.
Caga is committed to continue this initiative as
part of the agency’s commitment for a better and informed citizenry and
eventually achieving zero casualty.
Meantime, Caga revealed that there are still
other noteworthy refinements in their operational procedure that he wanted to
share, such as “giving emphasis on the usually neglected and vital concerns in
the conduct of our mandate.” (AMC/FEA/PIA-Caraga)
Power outage hits Sursur towns due to Typhoon
Yolanda
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Nov. 8 (PIA) - A power outage
hit the six towns in the northern part of this province since dawn today as
typhoon Yolanda made landfall early Friday morning in Eastern Samar.
The Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative II
(SURSECO II) Office bared that the power interruption started at around 4:10
a.m. today that affected the following municipalities: Carrascal, Cantilan,
Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza and Cortes. SURSECO II has yet to announce when power
will be restored as it is still assessing the damage.
Meantime, Community Development Information
Officer Anthony Arreo of Cantilan said that the municipality is still
experiencing occasional light to moderate rains and moderately blowing of winds
in coastal areas.
Provincial Administrator Efren Rivas said that
classes in all levels and work in the government are still suspended.
In the southern part of this province, Municipal
and City DRRM officers reported that the evacuees in their respected areas are
already returning to their homes this morning. (NGPB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Typhoon Yolanda kills 1, displaces 4,122
families in Caraga
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) - Typhoon Yolanda
killed one person and displaced 4,122 families in Caraga Region, said Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) – Caraga director and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (RDRRMC) chairperson Liza Mazo Friday morning.
Mazo said the affected families have voluntarily
evacuated in their homes. “Initially, record shows one casualty in Surigao del
Sur.”
Jimmy Bueno of Purok 3, Barangay Poblacion,
Linguig in Surigao del Sur was reportedly killed by electrocution caused by
grounded water around 8:30pm, Thursday, according to Mazo.
105 families in Butuan City were evacuated to
designated evacuation areas, 142 families were evacuated in Agusan del Norte,
1,912 families were evacuated in Surigao del Norte, 708 families were evacuated
in Surigao del Sur while 1,327 families in Province of Dinagat Islands were
also rescued and evacuated, according to a statement released Friday from the
RDRRMC Operation Center.
In its 5am bulletin, PAGASA said Typhoon Yolanda
(International name: Haiyan) made landfall early Friday morning in Guiuan,
Eastern Samar.
Yolanda battered with maximum winds of 235
kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 275 kph. The weather bureau said
Yolanda was moving West Northwest at 39 kph. (FEA/PIA-Caraga)
