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The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
October 19, 2016: Typhoon Haima (Lawin) impacts Northern Luzon from a Category 5 super typhoon. Signal No. 5 was raised in the passage of the typhoon. November 24–25, 2016: Tropical Storm Tokage (2016) passes by Visayas, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding. December 25, 2016: Typhoon Nock-ten (Nina) impacts the Bicol Region and Southern Luzon.
Some English linguists proposed the English word typhoon traced to the Cantonese pronunciation of 颱風 [tʰɔi fuŋ] (correspond to Mandarin [tʰaɪ fɤŋ]), in turn the Cantonese word traced to Arabic. [13] This claim contradicts the fact that the Cantonese term for typhoon was 風舊 [fuŋ kɐu] before the national promotion of 颱風. [8]
The effects of these stronger storms are visible in recent Asian cyclones such as Typhoon Rai, which hit the Philippines on Dec. 16. On Monday, the Philippine government raised the number of ...
The European Union has responded approved €1.5 million (US$1.77 million) in humanitarian aid to support those most affected by Trami in the Philippines. [202] The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office announced a donation of ₱150,000 (US$3,045.69) and 2,000 metric tonnes of rice to the Philippine government for those impacted by the storm. [203]
Typhoon Yinxing, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Marce, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Vietnam in early November 2024. It was the third tropical cyclone in a series to impact the Philippines, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey a few days earlier, and Typhoons Toraji ...
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ofel, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Taiwan in early November 2024. It was the fifth of six consecutive tropical cyclones that impacted the Philippines within a span of four weeks, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey ...
Preemptive evacuation underway in Philippines. 08:30, Stuti Mishra. Over a hundred people have been evacuated from the coastal areas of the Philippines as typhoon Mawar raises alerts for heavy ...