Tubbataha – let’s hope they are right …
The USS Guardian may have hit mostly rubble and already dead corals and not areas with densely living populations living coral according to the Tubbataha Task Force. It seems that now the exact position...
Monthly Archive: January 2013
At least 1000 squaremeters of Corals damaged in Tubbataha Reef
At least 1000 squaremeters of Corals are damaged in Tubbataha Reef the Philippine government informed Wednesday. Before leaving a port visit in Subic Bay, the USS Guardian canceled a scheduled fuel stop to Puerto Princesa...
Tscherina Nora Janisch found – in prison
We refer to our message “Tscherina Nora Janisch is missing” from January 16, 2013. PHUKET: A 22-year-old Swiss student tourist reported missing while on holiday in Thailand has been found alive and well. She’s...
Tripadvisor’s Traveller’s Choice 2013
Hotel ratings are always very subjective and depend on your personal mood at the moment when you enter a hotel and the memories you brought home from your journey. Hotel ratings also depend on...
Tubbataha Reef damage worse than expected
Damage to the fragile corals of the section of the Tubbataha Reef where the United States Navy minesweeper USS Guardian ran aground Thursday has worsened with two-thirds of the 68-meter long ship sitting on...
Crazy Saturday or “Walang problema!”
This Saturday had been so crazy I first thought it were Friday 13. No – don’t adjust your clock. It’s Saturday, January 19 in the year 2013. 2013 ? Everything started as usual this...
No risk – no fun
It’s more fun in the Philippines! So there is also a bit more risk … UK based risk and strategic consulting firm, Control Risk, has published an updated risk-map. The Philippines are considered of...
Don’t go south for now – bad weather
The southern Visayas and northern Mindanao suffer ugly winter weather. A stationary cold front over the Pacific in conjunction with the Amihan (north-east monsoon) brings cool and very wet conditions. After near continuous bad...
Tscherina Nora Janisch is missing
Tscherina Nora Janisch (22) from Switzerland is travelling in various countries since August. She entered Thailand in the beginning of December and hasn’t been heard from since December 22, 2012. She is travelling alone,...
New bus lines and passenger terminal for Clark
Clark International Airport In a press statement on Sunday, Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) announced the opening of the Clark Airport Lounge at the TriNoma Mall in Quezon City on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The...
Tropical Depression “Bising” now moving towards Bicol region
Storm signal N°1 was raised in parts of Luzon and Visayas as low pressure area located east of Surigao City intensified into tropical depression “Bising,” the PAGASA informed Friday night. The tropical Depression Bising...
Smoke On The Water …
Do you remember this song of Deep Purple? It was a homage to Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Claude died last night. Claude Nobs earned the mention as “Funky Claude” who...
Tropical Depression 94W unloads tons of water
The Tropical Depression 94W slowly moves northward at 15 km/h. This morning at 06:00 AM its center was 297 km east of Bislig City (eastern Mindanao). This depression will bring rainy weather to Mindanao and then...
Dangerous bad weather in the south
The very bad weather in parts of Mindanao is caused by two Low Pressure Areas (LPAs). There is a high risk of flash floods and landslides. Two Cebu pacific flights 5J-785: Manila to Butuan and 5J-786:...
Have you seen the Quadrantids swarm of meteors?
Well, now it’s too late. The Quadrantids have a narrow peak lasting only a few hours and this had been in the night of January 3 to 4. I have seen one meteor and only...
Philippines’ low-cost carriers market is overcrowded and saturated
CAPA, the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation published this week an analysis of the international, regional and national airline markets in Asia focused on Low Cost Carriers (LCCs). The Philippines have the world’s highest domestic...
Dangerous Craters and Crater-Lakes
ABS-CBN reported he death of a swimmer in Mt. Pinatubo’s crater lake last Wednesday. The Department of Tourism (DOT) issued yesterday a warning that the lake has been found to contain “hazardous substances.” Photo courtesy...
M/V Zamboanga – dramatic moments
A friend and reader of our blog sent us the pictures below. Thank you, Jürg. If you read such a story in the newspapers, you get information but you can’t imagine the fear of...
Storm pushed ferry into troubles
Tropical storm SONAMU/Auring, the first weather disturbance of the year, slammed across Davao Oriental at midnight Wednesday and plodded across Northern Mindanao on its way out of the country Friday night. The RoRo ferry...
2012 Typhoon Season
Until October 24 all typhoons passed by but did not hit the Philippines. Among these passers-by were 3 super typhoons: GUCHOL/Butchoy in June, SANBA/Karen and JELAWAT/Lawin in September. Then came 3 killer typhoons: SON-TINH/Ofel on October 24, BOPHA/Pablo...
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