After a series of disasters for the past weeks, yes, we maybe need a BREAK! Students, youth groups, and netizens have stepped up and urged educational institutions to declare an “academic break” as educators and students try to recover from the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses. PHOTO Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) have taken the call, and starting this week, classes will be suspended to allow affected students and teachers to recover from the impact of recent calamities that hit the country. On Facebook, ADMU announced that all...

In this time of calamity, Filipino "Bayanihan" is evident amongst us! Typhoon Ulysses has shocked Metro Manila residents particularly in Marikina and nearby areas with massive rainfall and severe flooding. The river’s water level has risen and surpassed Ondoy’s record 11 years ago. As of now, hundreds are stranded and many are still waiting to be rescued. A power outage is currently being experienced and houses are now submerged and certainly want to seek out a temporary shelter, and if you know someone who’s looking for it, these Metro Manila malls opened their doors for the typhoon victims.   SM...

Oh no, this is really devastating and it seems like 2020 curses are endless and unbeatable! We didn’t see it coming, and now typhoon Ulysses has brought back the horrors of typhoon Ondoy in 2009 as massive rainfall and severe flooding continue to ravage the Metro and nearby towns. As of 11 a.m., the water level in Marikina River rose to 22 meters—a meter away from the 23 meters above sea level reached when Ondoy ravaged the city and nearby towns 11 years ago. Marikina residents have been used to flooding for years, but still tropical storm Ulysses managed to...

Cebu Pacific, AirAsia offer 11:11 seat sales! This is it, pals, this is the sign to book that flight for your 2021 travels! Philippines’ leading airline companies Cebu Pacific and AirAsia Philippines on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, has launched seat sales, for the much-awaited "11.11" dubbed as the biggest online shopping festival in the world.  Cebu Pacific’s “super seat fest” offers a P1 one-way base fare to all its destinations until November 13, for travel from July 1, 2021, to October 31, 2021.  The 'BERyahero' seat sale is a three-day campaign that features low deals, like its Piso (one-Peso) fare flights...

As of 11:20 AM today, November 11, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Metro Manila and other Luzon provinces including Calabarzon, and Bicol Region under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3, as Ulysses (Vamco) intensified from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon earlier at 8am. In a press briefing past 11 AM today, PAGASA said Ulysses now has maximum sustained winds of 125 kilometers per hour (km/h) from the previous 110 km/h and gustiness of up to 155 km/h from the previous 135 km/h. PAGASA also reported that Ulysses may reach its peak intensity...