FACT CHECK: OLD clips used in fictitious video of Taiwan ‘magnitude 8 quake’
A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.
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FACT CHECK: ‘Cagayan photo’ after Marce onslaught is AI-MANIPULATED
After Typhoon Marce made landfall in Cagayan, an AI-generated image allegedly showing the aftermath of the typhoon is making the rounds online.
FACT SHEET: Mga alerto ng bagyo, sa konteksto
Sinabi ni Thelma Cinco, PAGASA Climatology and Agrometeorology chief, na malaking bahagi ng pinsala mula sa severe tropical storm Kristine ay dahil sa patuloy na malakas na pag-ulan, kaysa sa lakas ng hangin nito.
FACT SHEET: Tropical cyclone alerts, in context
Thelma Cinco, PAGASA Climatology and Agrometeorology chief, said much of the damage from severe tropical storm Kristine was due to sustained heavy rainfall, rather than its wind strength.
FACT CHECK: Circulating Japan tsunami video FROM 2011, NOT 2024
Clips of a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 are being passed off as images of the impact of the magnitude 7.1 quake that jolted the country this August.
FACT CHECK: China flooding photos from 2016, NOT 2024
A Facebook page posted several photos supposedly showing the massive flooding in China this June. This is misleading and contains old photos from 2016.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: SOCIAL SERVICES
Marcos continues to improve the government’s social protection programs for Filipinos heavily affected by poverty, calamities and disasters. His proposed pieces of legislation on health response have not been enacted into law.
Waiting for another disaster in Ubay?
It needs strong political will from both the local and national leadership to first protect its people from natural and man-made disasters. The people should be spared from a bigger disaster, that is, politics.
Rising but remembering – Ormoc years after the deadly flood
Ormoc was once devastated by a powerful typhoon. The painful experience taught the city valuable lessons that can be used in rebuilding communities ravaged by Typhoon Ulysses.
PHOTOS: Students, teachers help in massive cleanup of classrooms in storm-hit Biliran
The damage, however, was too extensive in some areas.
