6/15/2023 0 Comments Typhoon ulysses 2020central and western parts of Masbate (Mandaon, Balud, Milagros, Mobo, Masbate City, Baleno, Aroroy) including Burias and Ticao Islands.1 (strong breeze to near gale conditions) northern part of Oriental Mindoro (Pola, Victoria, Naujan, Baco, Calapan City, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera).northern part of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island.southern part of Ilocos Sur (Cervantes, Quirino, San Emilio, Lidlidda, Santiago, Banayoyo, Candon City, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar, Salcedo, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Sigay, Suyo, Tagudin, Alilem, Sugpon).central and southern parts of Isabela (Mallig, Quirino, Ilagan, Roxas, Burgos, Gamu, Palanan, San Mariano, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, Luna, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, Cauayan City, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, Echague, Jones, San Agustin, San Isidro, Ramon, Santiago City, Cordon).western part of Camarines Norte (Labo, Paracale, Jose Panganiban, Capalonga, Santa Elena).northern and central parts of Quezon (Catanauan, Buenavista, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Lopez, Quezon, Alabat, Perez, Mauban, Real, Infanta, General Nakar, Sampaloc, Atimonan, Plaridel, Gumaca, General Luna, Macalelon, Pitogo, Unisan, Agdangan, Padre Burgos, Pagbilao, Lucena City, Tayabas City, Lucban, Sariaya, Candelaria, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores) including Polillo Island.southern part of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur).southern part of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan).Meanwhile, below are the areas under tropical cyclone wind signals as of 2 am on Thursday. Parts of Bicol were already hit by massive floods on Wednesday. ![]() Light to moderate rain, with at times heavy rainīetween Thursday noon and evening, November 12 Heavy to intense rain, with at times torrential rainįloods, landslides, and lahar flows remain possible. northern part of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island.Moderate to heavy rain, with at times intense rain ![]() It is the least they can do and a debt ought to be paid to climate-vulnerable peoples after unleashing the tide of industrialization which triggered the climate crisis in the first place.Heavy to intense rain, with at times torrential rain We demand that the international community, particularly developed countries, work to bring about in developing countries a sustainable lifestyle which follows the tenets of ecological and climate justice, and account for the loss and damages experienced by communities most at risk from the climate crisis. The Filipino people are indeed resilient, yet the trait is no excuse for climate inaction and unaccountability on the part of our leaders.īut the Philippines is not alone in shouldering climate responsibilities, and the government led by the president and the cabinet must be at the forefront of calling out climate injustice. We, too, ask the Philippine government to cease all logging and quarrying operations in the Sierra Madre and other watersheds and forests in the country that shield our people from the worst of calamities, and to immediately step up reforestation and adaptation efforts to help mitigate the effects of typhoons. We remind the DOE, however, not to walk when we can only afford to run in the climate race, and make sure that the moratorium would result in the non-issuance of any new Certificate of Endorsement, eventual revocation of existing ones, and decommissioning of operating coal-fired power plants, many of which are already at the end of their lifespan. Today, the government is taking the first steps to reduce dependence on coal, beginning with a moratorium on new coal endorsements by the Department of Energy. We call on the Philippines and all countries who continue to burn coal and other fossil fuels to immediately transition to renewable energy. While we may be too late to return to the time when typhoons like Ulysses only happened once a century, it is not too late to prevent a turn for the worse. The devastation of Typhoon Ulysses is yet another taste of what the climate emergency brings about due to our incessant burning of fossil fuels, reckless disregard for natural barriers to calamities, and unsustainable ways of living. At least four more storms are expected to visit the Philippines before the year ends. ![]() Ulysses is the 21st typhoon to hit the country this year, coming barely two weeks after the “world’s strongest typhoon of 2020”, Rolly, wreaked similarly massive havoc. In its wake at least forty deaths have been recorded, hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and millions are left without electricity and supply of clean water. ![]() On November 11 to 12, 2020, Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco) carved for itself a path of destruction across Luzon, submerging towns as far as Catanduanes in Bicol Region and Cagayan in the North.
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