Newsletter: UP Meteorologists Study How Storms Evolve Near PH Coasts, Highlighting Urgent Preparedness Needs

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By: Eunice Jean C. Patron

Landfall distribution according to latitude. (Photo credit: Racoma & Bagtasa, 2025)

An analysis of 45 years’ worth of Philippine tropical cyclone (TC) data reveals insights into how storms behave as they approach and make landfall in the country—considered as one of the world’s most cyclone-prone regions.

Newsletter: PLDT, La Union barangay team up for disaster preparedness

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PLDT engineers assigned at the company's La Union Cable Landing Station shared practical disaster preparedness tips with residents of Brgy Baccuit Sur in Bauang, La Union, to help the community safeguard their homes and families during emergencies.

Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are expanding their disaster preparedness expertise to the barangay level as part of the company's push to help boost the country's culture of resilience.