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PAGASA-DOST MTSAT-EIR satellite image for  typhoon Juan (Megi) as of 11 p.m. Oct 17, 2010 [PAGASA-DOST]

SIgnal number 4 still hoisted over Cagayan, Isabela provinces

MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila was placed under public storm signal number 1 by state weather bureau PAGASA Sunday night as typhoon Juan (international name Megi) changed direction as it continued to bear down on Northern Luzon.

Storm signal number 4 remains hoisted over Cagayan and Isabela provinces, while Batanes, Calayan, the Babuyan group of islands, Apayao, Kalinga, the Mountain Province, Ifugao, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, and Northern Aurora are under signal number 3.

locos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, La Union, Benguet, and rest of Aurora were placed under storm signal number 2 while signal number 1 was declared in Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Polillio Island, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Northern Quezon, Metro Manila, and Rizal.

The typhoon slightly slowed down as it moves west-southwest at 20 kilometers per hour (kph), PAGASA said in its 11 p.m. briefing.

Animated loops [ loop 1, loop 2 ] of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's satellite shots on the weather disturbance showed Juan moving downward as as it nears land.

The typhoon now packs maximum winds of 225 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 260 kph.

Its gustiness has been compared by the weather bureau to typhoon Rosing (1995) and Anding (1981). In comparison, the strongest typhoons to ever hit the Philippines has been Reming (2006), which had gusts of up to 320 kph, and Sening (1975), which had gusts of up to 275 kph.

More rain

PAGASA officer-in-charge Graciano Yumul said the typhoon’s reduced velocity as it nears land means that it will dump more rain over areas that it will hit.

The amount of rainfall being carried by the typhoon rose Sunday night to between 50 to 60 millimeters of water, based on the weather bureau’s radar data.

Juan was located 280 km east-northeast of Tuguegarao, Cagayan as of 11:00 p.m. Sunday.

The typhoon is expected to make landfall over Cagayan province between 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 am Monday, and is expected to exit over the western coast of Ilocos Norte by 7:00 p.m.

The eye of the typhoon is expected to pass over Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte.

Under Department of Education (DepEd) regulations, there are no classes in all levels in areas under signal number 4.

Those under signal number 3 and 2 will have no classes in the elementary and high school levels, the DepEd rules state.

Areas under signal number 1, including Metro Manila, will have no classes in pre-school and kindergarten.

Category 5 super typhoon

Tropical Storm Risk , a London-based company that provides real-time mapping and prediction of tropical cyclones worldwide, said Juan is a category 5 super typhoon, the highest rating.

The government has advised up to 7 million people in its direct path to stock up on food and medicine.

Government forecasters said waves off the east coast could be greater than 14 meters and advised against travel to the region as the typhoon could bring flash flooding, landslides, and storm surges.

People living along the coast, near river banks and low-lying areas in the northern Cagayan and Isabela provinces have started moving to higher grounds, Benito Ramos, head of the national disaster agency, told reporters.

Trucks, rubber boats, amphibious vehicles and generators were sent to the north to help in the rescue and relief operations, he added. Schools in the north will be closed on Monday.

Yumul called on people to take precautions and stock up on food, fuel and water as well as emergency power because electricity services might be affected.

"This is a very strong typhoon and we're asking our people to be vigilant," he said, adding strong winds could uproot trees and damage houses made of light materials. "We don't want any casualty." –  with a report from Reuters

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ok to sir BT ah.. para maging updated ang ating mga kasama sa part ng northern luzon, hito pa po sir,karagdagan na site para makapag subaybay sa bagyo

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update for the Typhoon Juan as of 12.12 PM

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tc_up.html

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Aquino a 'no-show' at disaster preparedness meeting GMANews.TV - 2 hours 16 minutes agoSend IM Story Print
President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III was a "no-show" at a meeting where government officials prepared for the entry of supertyphoon Juan (international name: Megi) into Philippine territory before noon on Monday.

According to a media advisory sent to Palace reporters Sunday night, Aquino was set to attend the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) meeting at 9 a.m. in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday.

Aquino, however, did not show up. The Palace officials who were present at the meeting were Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning head Ricky Carandang, and Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda.

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In a text message to reporters, Lacierda said the president's schedule was "full today."

"Since he was briefed by SND (Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin) that all necessary preparations were on track and since the storm has not reached landfall, he decided to push through with his other important meetings," Lacierda said.

According to the media advisory on Aquino's schedule, he has a meeting with the Cabinet's anti-poverty cluster at 10 a.m. in Malacañang, a private meeting at 2:30 pm, and a 4 p.m. courtesy call of basketball players from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman, who also has to attend the anti-poverty cluster meeting in Malacañang, was present at the NDRRMC meeting.

As of posting time, the NDRRC meeting was still ongoing.

PAGASA officer-in-charge and DOST Undersecretary Graciano Yumul said supertyphoon Juan is expected to enter northern Isabela between 10 a.m. until noon.

Storm signal No. 1 has been declared in Metro Manila but rains like those brought by Storm Ondoy last year are "not feasible," Yumul said.

Gazmin said during the meeting that the NDRRMC is prepared to undertake any preparation measure.

Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo likewise said "lessons from the past have pushed us to do better coordination at the field level." So far, families in severely affected areas have been evacuated.

According to the 5 a.m. advisory of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) the areas under Storm Signal No. 4 are:

Cagayan Isabela Kalinga Mt. Province Ifugao

Under Signal No. 3 are: Batanes Calayan Babuyan Group of Islands Apayao Benguet Quirino Nueva Vizcaya Northern Aurora

Under Signal No. 2 are: Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur Abra La Union Rest of Aurora Pangasinan Tarlac Nueva Ecija Polillo Island

Under Storm Signal No. 1 are: Cavite Bulacan Pampanga Bataan Zambales Northern Quezon Metro Manila Rizal Laguna Batangas

PAGASA reminded residents living in low-lying and mountainous areas under storm signals against possible flashfloods and landslides. –VVP, GMANews.TV

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mga sir, update po sa bagyong juan as of 5 pm this afternoon

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tc_up.html

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MANILA (Reuters) – Typhoon Megi cleared the Philippines' main island and headed toward China on Tuesday, and authorities said initial estimates showed the super storm had damaged around one percent of the country's unmilled rice crop.

The agriculture department's early assessment that around 105,000 tons, or 10 percent, of the Cagayan valley's annual crop had been damaged was well below a worst-case scenario of more than 230,000 tons.

The northern area accounts for about 12 percent of national production. The Philippines is the world's biggest rice importer and damage from the typhoon could see it buy more than had been expected for 2011, which could push up international prices.

Megi, known locally as Juan, was a category 5 super typhoon with winds in excess of 250 kph (155 mph) when it slammed into the northeastern Luzon, the country's main island, shortly before noon on Monday.

The national disaster agency put the death toll so far at 10, a low tally for such a strong typhoon in the country. Fuller assessments of the damage were expected on Tuesday, although the typhoon had cut power and communications in many areas.

The government appeared to have prepared for the storm, evacuating some 7,000 people and sending trucks and other vehicles to help with rescue and relief operations.

In July, a typhoon killed 102 people after it unexpectedly changed direction and sliced through Manila, cutting power across the city of 12 million people. That storm prompted President Benigno Aquino to sack the chief weather forecaster.

After clearing the Philippines, Megi is expected to regain some strength over the South China Sea. Tropical Storm Risk's (http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com) projections show the storm is expected to turn away from Vietnam toward China, with the center passing between Hainan island and Hong Kong.

China's National Meteorological Center said on Monday Megi may be the worst to hit the country this year, and urged local governments to make full preparations for extreme weather.

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MANILA - SUPER Typhoon Megi has destroyed huge tracts of rice and corn crops in the Philippines, officials said on Tuesday, warning the Southeast Asian country could be forced to import more of the foodstuffs.

The crops were ready for harvest when Megi, the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines in four years, smashed the northern parts of the main island of Luzon on Monday, the officials said.

The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, may have to buy more from overseas next year if the losses prove great, said Maura Lizarondo, assistant director of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics.

The Philippines imported 2.4 million tonnes of rice last year, but the bureau had hoped to bring that down to 1.5 million tonnes for 2011.

Initial field reports are not encouraging, with the governor of the key agricultural province of Isabela estimating 385,000 tonnes of rice and 46,400 tonnes of corn will be lost.

Benito Ramos, head of the government's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, told reporters in Manila that Isabela's current crop would have to be totally written off. 'All the crops are down,' Ramos said. 'One hundred per cent destroyed.' -- AFP