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    #61
    Quote Originally Posted by Monseratto View Post
    Sulpiclo lines is mum on the subject. Umpisahan na yung fingerpointing, they say the coastguard didn't advise them not to sail.
    Coast Guard or no Coast Guard, Shipping companies must know when and when not to sail. Iniisip lang kasi nila puro income.

    :coffee: [SIZE="1"]3618[/SIZE]
    Last edited by j_avonni; June 22nd, 2008 at 03:55 PM.

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    #62
    If only Filipinos are not civil, they'd probably ransacked and burned Sulpicio's offices to the ground...

    Relatives of passengers of capsized ship question lack of info on their kin


    Dozens of people, some in tears, crowded into the offices of Sulpicio Lines, owner of the capsized MV Princess of the Stars, in Cebu province and at the North Harbor in Manila to get information about their loved ones who were on board the ill-fated ship.

    Rescuers were trying to reach the scene where the MV Princess of the Stars sank on Sibuyan Island, Romblon but churning waves from Typhoon Frank (international codename Fengshen) made the crossing hazardous.

    San Fernando Mayor Nanette Tansingco confirmed that four survivors had been found but at least four others aboard are known to have died. Hundreds of passengers are still unaccounted for.

    "My father was one of the passengers. Right now there is no good news," said Lani Dakay. "My father is 59, I don't even know if he can swim."

    Officials said the ship had 626 passengers and 121 crew on board.

    The families of the victims blamed the Sulpicio management and the Philippine Coast Guard, saying the ship should have not been allowed to set sail because of the bad weather.

    They also lashed out at Sulpicio management for not personally informing them about the tragedy, saying they only heard of the incident in television and radio reports.

    Maricel Solatorio, wife of one of the crewmembers, lamented that the management refused to give any detail regarding the condition of the ship and its passengers even to them.

    Lawyer Manuel Espitan, legal counsel for Sulpicio Lines, maintained that the ship did not receive an advice from Coast Guard that it was not safe to sail.

    Metro Manila was still under public storm warning signal No. 1 when MV Princess of the Star left the port for Cebu Friday.

    The management said it will give the relatives any information as soon as it is available as it assured that search and rescue operations are on full swing.

    Built in 1984, MV Princes of the Stars has a gross tonnage of 23,824.17 and total passenger capacity of 1,992 people. Trina Lagura, Reuters and ANC
    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage...StoryId=122599

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    #63

    Latest news is that the coast guard reached the area, with no sign of life....

    Kawawa naman ang mga kababayan natin.....

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    #64
    Walang pasok bukas mga chikiting.


    Residents push a passenger jeep on a flooded street of Metro Manila after typhoon 'Frank' brought heavy rains in the capital. Charlie Magno
    NDCC: Monday's suspension of classes only for elementary, high school

    MANILA, Philippines - Anthony Golez of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) clarified on Sunday that the suspension of classes on Monday would only cover elementary and high school levels — and not college.

    He said the government's decision on whether there would be classes in the tertiary level on Monday, June 22, would depend on the advisory that would be issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration at 11 p.m., Sunday, June 21.

    Golez said it would be the NDCC "in coordination" with the Commission on Higher Education that would make the decision on classes at the college level.

    He said the earlier announcement made by Education Secretary Jesli Lapuz only applied to the elementary and high school levels. - GMANews.TV
    http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102629/M...o-12-provinces
    Last edited by Monseratto; June 22nd, 2008 at 06:11 PM.

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    #65

    I understand from the TV news kanina,- pati college level, wala na ring pasok....

    At least for our case, walang kaabug-abog ang pagdating ng malakas na bagyo na ito.... We were in Manila Saturday afternoon and the only sign of a bad weather condition was the heavy downpour at around 6:00-6:30PM, which stopped after approx 15 minutes....

    That was why we were really surprised when the sound of strong winds woke us up around 3:30AM Sunday... We should be checking the weather conditions in the news and internet every so often....

    6303:fetch:

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    #66
    Paiba-iba direcsyon ng bagyo kaya di alam kung san sya talaga papunta...
    PAGASA says typhoon had erratic movement


    By Jocelyn Uy
    Philippine Daily Inquirer
    First Posted 02:42:00 06/23/2008


    MANILA, Philippines—The eye of Typhoon “Frank” (international codename: Fengshen) missed Metro Manila by a whisker.
    The typhoon was at its strongest between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday, with its eye only 20 kilometers east of the metropolis, according to Nathaniel Cruz, weather chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
    The rains and winds were so strong that the Department of Social Welfare and Development had to postpone flying a planeload of relief goods to Western Visayas (Region 6), the most affected by the typhoon.
    Frank made landfall in Eastern Samar province before 5 p.m. on Friday, according to weather forecaster Ludy Aviar.
    Moving northwest, the typhoon had been expected to cross Samar and pound the Bicol peninsula on Saturday morning.
    But Frank changed course and moved westward to Panay Island and the Mindoro area instead, skirting Albay province in Bicol.
    “Frank has a very erratic movement. Not only PAGASA but also other forecasting centers were also not able to predict accurately the path of Frank. But we were able to make the necessary adjustments not only once or twice,” Cruz told the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net).
    He also said that PAGASA hoisted storm signals over the threatened regions in time to avert any accidents.
    A high-pressure area in the northern part of the country was among the factors that made Frank’s movement unpredictable, Cruz said.
    Frank weakens
    At 11 a.m. on Saturday, PAGASA advised that Frank was approaching Mindoro island-province at 140 kph to 170 kph. About three hours later, the weather bureau spotted Frank pummeling the vicinity of Tablas Island, or just off the coast of Romblon province.
    It weakened to 120 kph as it moved northwest to Batangas province on Saturday evening. At 10 p.m., the typhoon was 70 km south of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro province.
    Frank, the sixth typhoon to affect the country this year, reached Metro Manila at 5 a.m. Sunday. At 10 a.m., its eye was monitored hovering over Clark, Pampanga as it crossed Central Luzon toward Pangasinan province.
    By then, it was packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center with gustiness of up to 150 kph.
    Expected exit
    “If it maintained its direction, which is northwest at 15 kph, we can expect that it will exit the western coast of Central Luzon Sunday night,” weather specialist Cris Perez said.
    He said the typhoon was expected to be 130 km west of Laoag City Monday and 310 km west northwest of Basco, Batanes, by Tuesday.
    On Wednesday, it is expected to be 80 km northwest of Taiwan.
    Storm Signal No. 3 was hoisted over northern Zambales, western Pangasinan and
    La Union as of 11 p.m. Sunday.
    Tarlac, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Benguet, and the rest of Zambales and Pangasinan were placed under Storm Signal No. 2.
    Signal No. 1 was raised over Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan and Metro Manila.


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    #67
    Quote Originally Posted by CVT View Post
    That was why we were really surprised when the sound of strong winds woke us up around 3:30AM Sunday... We should be checking the weather conditions in the news and internet every so often...
    Anyone with internet access should be checking the weather 3-4 times daily, esp when typhoons are nearby. Hopefully, they'll spread the news if something bad is coming.

    Don't be fooled by what's outside. Conditions can change very rapidly.

    I'm sure every forecaster in the Philippines was keeping track of "Frank" 24/7. It certainly was interesting for me analyzing things as conditions happened, even from far away.

    It's sad that many died. A forecaster's job ultimately boils down to saving lives and property. Even one life lost is too much.

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