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On January 21, 2021, the PAGASA retired the name Rolly from the rotating naming lists due to the extreme damage it brought, particularly in the Bicol Region and it will never be used again as a typhoon name within Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It was replaced by Romina and was used for the first time during 2024 season. [123] [124] [125]
On October 26, PAGASA has announced that the name Lawin will be removed from their naming lists because it had caused over ₱1 billion in damages and had added to the damage caused by Typhoon Karen. [39] On January 17, 2017, PAGASA chose the name Leon to replace Lawin for the 2020 season.
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.
June 7–9, 2004: Typhoon Conson (Frank) affected most of Luzon, with Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands placed on Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 by PAGASA. Heavy rains killed 30 people in Manila.
Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful and very destructive Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam.It also caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Typhoon Ketsana in 2009.
[66] [71] As a result of five countries joining the panel since the original list of names was created, the panel decided that a new list of names would be prepared and presented to the panel. [ 66 ] [ 71 ] Over the next 18 months, each of the member countries submitted a list of names before the final list of names was approved and publicly ...
Reawakened in 1991 producing the 2nd largest eruption in the 20th century. Followed by milder eruptions in 1992 and 1993. [4] Mt. Kanlaon eruption: 1886 to 2024: The most active volcano in the Visayas, Kanlaon has erupted 26 times since 1919. Eruptions are typically phreatic explosions of small-to-moderate size that produce minor ash falls near ...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, [4] abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities ...