Tropical Storm"SONGDA", to enter PAR later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Signals the activation of PAGASA Twitter. PAGASA Twitter Account is used for Hourly Update of any disturbance that enter the PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility) specially storm and typhoon. PAGASA Twitter Account first launch during Typhoon Juan last year helping people prepared and updated. Now SONGDA international name of the third storm too entered the PAR is threatening our country. PAGASA name the storm SONGDA to Chedeng after it entered PAR. Local name of typhoon was a contribution of people that joined the PAGASA typhoon naming contest. Why gave it a local name its simply because for people to easily recalled and pronounced it correct. Local name is like a code for Philippine typhoon.
REVISED LIST OF NAMES FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Effective January 2010) The first tropical cyclone of the year starts with the name beginning in letter A as in AURING under column 1 for 2005 and so on down the list as one disturbance succeeds another. The 5th year (2006) will bring us back to column 1 of AURING. In the event that the number of tropical cyclones within the year exceeds 25, an auxiliary list is used, the first ten of which are listed under each column. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 2009 2013 | 2006 2010 2014 | 2007 2011 2015 | 2008 2012 2016 |
AURING BISING CRISING DANTE EMONG FERIA GORIO HUANING ISANG JOLINA KIKO LABUYO MARING NANDO ONDOY PEPENG QUEDAN RAMIL SANTI TINO URDUJA VINTA WILMA YOLANDA ZORAIDA | AGATON BASYANG CALOY DOMENG ESTER FLORITA GLENDA HENRY INDAY JUAN KATRING LUIS MARIO NENENG OMPONG PAENG QUEENIE RUBY SENIANG TOMAS USMAN VENUS WALDO YAYANG ZENY | AMANG BEBENG CHEDENG DODONG EGAY FALCON GORING HANNA INENG JUANING KABAYAN LANDO MINA NONOY ONYOK PEDRING QUIEL RAMON SENDONG TISOY URSULA VIRING WENG YOYOY ZIGZAG | AMBO BUTCHOY COSME DINDO ENTENG FRANK GENER HELEN IGME JULIAN KAREN LAWIN MARCE NINA OFEL PABLO QUINTA ROLLY SIONY TONYO ULYSSES VICKY WARREN YOYONG ZOSIMO |
AUXILLIARY LIST |
ALAMID BRUNO CONCHING DOLOR ERNIE FLORANTE GERARDO HERNAN ISKO JEROME | AGILA BAGWIS CHITO DIEGO ELENA FELINO GUNDING HARRIET INDANG JESSA | ABE BERTO CHARO DADO ESTOY FELION GENING HERMAN IRMA JAIME | ALAKDAN BALDO CLARA DENCIO ESTONG FELIPE GARDO HELING ISMAEL JULIO |
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Philippines was known to be one of the largest user of social media specially Facebook. The official Facebook Page of PAGASA was launch.
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The official page wall became a place for discussion, request and question. Some question are relevant some are not, some people shared link of international weather agency and question about PAGASA credibility. But like Doc. Yumul said " PAGASA has all the accountability on typhoon that enters the PAR".
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PAGASA finally showed radar image of typhoon like they promised on their twitter account. By the help of twipic PAGASA can simply shared the latest satellite images and radar images to the public. What you see on the image was the actually echo of the typhoon as it passed the 400 KM range of Baler Radar. Baler radar was strategically located to monitor typhoon coming from the Philippine Sea. And by the help of this radar PAGASA can monitor the exact location of the weather disturbance.
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Finally CHEDENG is out of the PAR, but trigger the onset of rainy season. Click here for more details.
On your own opinion did PAGASA, passed or failed doing their job.
"TRACKING THE SKY... HELPING THE COUNTRY"
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