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The wrath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) has forced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to call off its scheduled AFC Champions League 2 clash between Kaya Iloilo and Hong Kong Eastern on Thursday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The torrential rains brought about by the cyclone drenched the pitch so much that the local organizing committee had no other recourse but to push it to another day. Barring strong rains that could keep Rizal Memorial too flooded, the match has been moved to noon on Friday. In hopes that the weather would become better, Kaya Iloilo announced on

Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday said there’s an ongoing assessment of missed school days to prevent learning loss amid the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (International Name: Trami). ‘Baka umabot na kasi sa punto na sobrang dami na ‘yung na-miss na hindi nila ma-recover. So ‘yun ang concern namin ngayon dahil parang napapadalas na ‘yung mga bagyo at talagang importante diyan, hindi learning loss ang nangyayari (It might come to a point that they have missed so much that they can no longer recover. So, our concern now really is that typhoons are becoming more frequent and what’s

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 13 areas in two Samar provinces have been placed under state of calamity as massive flooding triggered by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) displaced thousands of families. These areas are Maydolong, Borongan City, San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Can Avid, Dolores, Maslog, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, and Jipapad in Eastern Samar; and Lope de Vega in Northern Samar. The hardest hit is the town of Jipapad, where all its 13 villages were submerged in flood water that lasted for two days. ‘The five-foot flooding affected the food and drinking water supply in Jipapad hence,

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured it has sufficient stockpile of relief goods and budget for the provision of financial assistance for recovery efforts of those affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) which continue to batter most of Luzon and parts of the Visayas. In a Palace press briefing, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said family food packs have been prepositioned to the DSWD’s regional, provincial and municipal hubs ahead of the onslaught of Kristine, in line with its ‘Buong Bansa Handa’ program which replenishes supply of essential goods all-year round.

The provincial government of La Union has provided PHP210,000 worth of food packs and non-food items to evacuees affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). As of 5 p.m. on Thursday, the relief supplies were distributed to 467 families, or 1,398 individuals, from the towns of Luna, Bangar, Balaoan, Rosario, Burgos, Aringay, and Caba, and San Fernando City who are staying in 29 evacuation centers. The La Union Provincial Information Office told the Philippine News Agency that the food items included six kilos of rice, eight canned goods, and six pieces of instant coffee while non-food items included