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17 areas in Visayas and Mindanao are under public storm signal warning for Tropical Storm Ofel Below are the list of provinces: Signal No. 2 - Southern Leyte - Dinagat Island - Surigao Provinces - Agusan Del Norte - Northern Agusan Del Sur - Camiguin Island Signal No.1 - Samar Provinces - Leyte - Biliran Island - Bohol - Cebu - Camotes Island - Negros Provinces - Siquijor Island - Rest of Agusan Del Sur - Northern Bukidnon - Misamis Oriental Pagasa said in its 5 a.m. Wednesday weather bulletin that Ofel was packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph as of 4 a.m. It said Ofel is expected to make a landfall in Siargao, in the vicinity of Surigao within the day. Pagasa said Ofel is expected to be at 60 km northwest of Maasin, Southern Leyte by Thursday morning; at 90 km northwest of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro by Friday morning; and at 460 km west of Iba, Zambales by Saturday morning. Pagasa warned those residen...

It's rainy season again in the Philippines and recently we have seen the flooding in some areas in the country.  Some were knee deep and others were above their rooftops.  We may blame this on climate change and human activities.  But I think each of us has a role and share to make to stop or if not atleast minimize the flood. Here are some of the ways we can do: 1) Plant more trees and avoid cutting them.   - Trees roots help keep the soil more stable. 2) Throw your garbage properly   - Each of us should place our garbage in designated areas.  Don't throw the garbages on rivers, streams or any bodies of water.  3)  Make/Repair/Replace/De-clog our drainage system.   - Some areas have no drainage systems.  Others have but very small or it is clog with garbages, plastics or soils. 4) Rainwater harvesting  - Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. (from W...

In the town of Loreto, Agusan del Sur residents  were surprised by the sudden fall of fish from the sky last Friday, January 13, 2012. Vice Mayor Jorge Legaspi said, "Dili ko halos katoo sa maong hitabo tungod kay halos 25 na ko katuig nanimuyo sa maong lungsod karon pa lamang nahitabo nga miulan ug isda." (I can not believe what happened because in my 25 years living here Loreto SSA, never seen this happen rain of fish.) In the evaluation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture, there are three inch size fish fell. Its yellow skin with black spots. As of now BFAR still analyzes the fish to determine its class. They placed the 72 pieces of fish that they get from the roofs of the houses in an aquarium. Not yet determine what caused the sudden rain of fish but according to BFAR, may involve the heavy rain in such circumstances.