THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seeking to amend its regulatory relief policy for banks in order to provide them with more support during calamities and disasters. “Consistent with the aim of ...

Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi), which left a trail of destruction in Cagayan, further weakened while moving slowly over the sea west of Taiwan on Saturday morning, PAGASA said.

MANILA, Philippines — Pepito (Man-Yi) reached typhoon strength following “rapid intensification,” while Ofel (Usagi) weakened into a severe tropical storm on Friday morning, November 15 ...

Ofel made landfall in the northeastern Philippines ... for food and other aid for hundreds of thousands of storm victims, Welfare Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said. Defense Secretary Gilberto ...

CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said Cagayan province falls under signal No. 1 as Ofel starts to hit the area. Prior to the storm's landfall, area center managers were advised to monitor PAGASA's weather ...

Storm Ofel is following swiftly after Typhoon Marce (Yinxing), which recently hammered northern Philippines with severe floods and landslides. The intense weather forced the closure of two major ...

Usagi, called Ofel in the Philippines, is the fifth major storm to hit the country in the past three weeks. The other four — Toraji, Trami, Yinxing and Kong-rey — killed more than 100 people ...

The 15th storm to hit the country this year, Ofel rapidly intensified in the last 24 hours and reached peak intensity before making landfall, prompting Pagasa to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal ...

Ofel has intensified into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday afternoon as it traverses over the Philippine Sea, PAGASA said. According to the state weather bureau’s 5 p.m. bulletin, the center of the ...

Ofel was last spotted 950 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon at 10 am, remaining far from land and not yet directly affecting the country. The tropical storm accelerated, moving northwest at 35 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) intensified as it moved over the Philippine Sea on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical ...

Ofel has intensified into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday afternoon as it traverses over the Philippine Sea, PAGASA said. According to the state weather bureau’s 5 p.m. bulletin, the center ...