PHNO-HL: FISHERMEN SURVIVE 3 WEEKS, 300KM, 3 STORMS / DINDO BRINGS HEAVY RAINS

FISHERMEN SURVIVE 3 WEEKS, 300KM, 3 STORMS / DINDO BRINGS
HEAVY RAINS

MANILA, JUNE 29, 2012
(MALAYA) Written by VICTOR REYES - Two fishermen were rescued
after more than three weeks of drifting in their boat off Calayan town in
Cagayan province and 300 kilometers from where they started, the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported yesterday.
NDRRMC executive director and concurrent Office of Civil Defense
administrator Benito Ramos said Jerry Brancano, 20, and Aniasco Bayong, 50, ate
algae and drank rain water to survive.
Ramos said the two sailed from Parongparong town, Catanduanes, in a
16-horsepower banca last May 30 while there was a prevailing low pressure area
that eventually developed into tropical storm "Ambo."
Three days later, on June 3, the two were reported missing after they failed
to return to their homes in Lagonoy, Catanduanes.
Last Monday, Ramos said that the indigenous people from Babuyan Claro village
in Calayan, Cagayan rescued the two fishermen about five kilometers from the
village shore where they were seen drifting.
The two were later turned over by the chieftain of the indigenous people,
Cruzaldo Rosales, to officials of the Philippine Coast Guard's North Eastern
Luzon.
Norma Talosig, director of the Office of Civil Defense in Region 1, said the
two were in good condition and were not hospitalized.
"Weather permitting, they will be brought to mainland and preparations will
be made for their turnover to their families," she said.
One lesson can be drawn from their ordeal: "Always listen to weather
advisories."
FROM InterAksyon.com
The online news portal of TV5
Heavy to intense rains expected in North Luzon as 'Dindo'
moves closer to the region - Pagasa 28-Jun-12, 6:34 PM | Abigail
Kwok, InterAksyon.com
MANILA, Philippines - Residents of Northern Luzon are told to brace
for Tropical Storm "Dindo" as it continued to move closer to the area on
Thursday, threatening to dump "heavy to intense" rains in the region.
In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Dindo is now closer to
extreme Northern Luzon at 140 kilometers north northeast of Aparri, Cagayan. It
packs maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near the center and
gustiness of up to 90 kph, moving west northwest at 19 kph.
Storm Signal Number 2 remains hoisted over the provinces of Cagayan, Calayan
Group of Islands, Babuyan Group of Islands, Batanes Group of Islands, Apayao,
and Ilocos Norte.
Meanwhile, Storm Signal Number 1 is raised over Abra, Kalinga, Isabela,
Ilocos Sur, Mt. Province, Ifugao,La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya,
and Quirino.
Dindo is expected to dump "heavy to intense" rains over areas within its 400
kilometer diameter, according to Pagasa.
It is also expected to enhance the Southwest Monsoon and bring rains over
Southern Luzon and Visayas particularly over the western section.
In its latest monitor, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council (NDRRMC) said continuous rains in Northern Luzon had resulted in the
closure of the region's major highways.
In the Cordillera Region, the following roads have been closed to traffic:

-Baguio-Bontoc Road (K0390+300, Tiktik Section) closed due to massive slide;

-Kabayan-Buguias-Abayan Road KM 355+100 (Alapang Section), Benguet closed due
to landslide
- Sabangan Bridge- Baguio-Bontoc Road Km 347+400 Sabangan Section closed to
traffic for repairs
The following roads in the Ilocos Region are also mostly impassable:
- Narvacan-Sulvec Road (Secondary National Road), Ilocos Sur not passable due
to collapsed seawall
- San Emilio-Quirino Road, Ilocos Sur not passable due to muddy road surface

- Buagao Bridge, Km 551+609, Manila North Road (MNR), Bangi, IlocosNorte -
both detour roads impassable due to high water level
- Gasgas Bridge Km 471-839 Manila North Road (MNR), between Batac City and

-San Nicholas, Ilocos Norte - weak bridge, two-ton load limit passable one at
a time to all vehicles.
In Cagayan, the Bagunot Overflow Bridge and Abusag Overflow Bridge in Baggao
town and the Tawi Overflow Bridge in Penablanca, Cagayan are also impassable due
to heavy rains.



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