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101 on Juan

The recent super typhoon named “Juan” not quite so much brought casualties (not like Ondoy) on Juan Dela Cruz or on Filipinos though “Juan” is a super typhoon, for Juan dela Cruz have already a 101 information regarding the super typhoon “Juan” and swear to themselves not to repeat again what have happened on the super typhoon “ondoy”,as what the New Philippine President –Pnoy also wanted to. Thus, the PAGASA or Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration releases hour after hour updates regarding the super typhoon “Juan” and updated its forecasting apparatus, hired highly-competent weather forecaster, bought durable life saving materials, like boats, and trained hardly men and women who are involved in life saving activities.

PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration),PNoy and Filipinos make sure they are well-equipped and ready before “Juan” will attack or to make sure that Juan Dela Cruz is well ready to face “Juan”; “Juan On Juan” to topple down “Juan” from damaging Juan dela Cruz or Filipinos; 101 the enemy (the super typhoon “Juan”) or “Know the enemy” strategy so that it will not cause great havoc when the enemy attacks.

The super typhoon “Juan” according to PAGASA is  so far the second super typhoon which they declared having “signal No.4” classification following the first super typhoon “reming” which they have similarly classified. Thus, before the super typhoon “Juan” attacks greatly Juan Dela Cruz, the PAGASA already greatly alarm the public regarding its forthcoming especially on those areas (particularly Cagayan and Isabela region) having the strongest winds and rainfall -the signal No.4 – to minimize fatalities and damages that will be caused by its coming.

“Juan” enter the Philippine territory at around eleven in the morning of October 18, 2010 on the Estagno Point of Sierra Madre Isabela having a sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour with a gust of 260 kilometers; and expected to exit beyond the Philippine area of responsibility this Wednesday afternoon, October 20, 2010 leaving less fatality and damages though it is super typhoon.

The passing by of the super typhoon “Juan” on the Philippine area of responsibility without so many casualties is indeed a success to be reckon to in terms of typhoon preparedness of the Philippines. A success every Filipino should be proud of on world’s stage. So far, according to the reports there are only 12 people reported dead cause by the super typhoon “Juan” and a million of rice crops damage.

Remembering “Ondoy”

Who is among the Filipinos who could not remember “Ondoy”? Ondoy was like a mighty man who cast out all it has on a one Big One Night Stand. Yes, a One Night of heavy spilling and blowing its mighty strength upon the navel of Philippines’ Luzon Island that resulted into massive large flooding and casualties. A one night mighty typhoon that marks on Philippine typhoon history wherein it shatters a lot of Filipinos lives and livelihood and not sparing even Philippine celebrities in just One Night.

Everyone was caught in a surprise by this super One Night typhoon wherein the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA have not exactly forecast its forthcoming and have fore warn the public, thus so it goes, Ondoy stealthily creep in and pour its fury in just one night where everyone is not expecting its forthcoming and escape or slide away after it devastate too much the Luzon part of the Philippines. What a cunning typhoon!

This super typhoon also marks a history in Arayat Pampanga Philippines wherein for the first time the town of Arayat have experience a landslide which killed 12 people brought by the typhoon Ondoy. The landslide basically happens near the foot of Mt. Arayat at purok 6 San Juan Bano Arayat, as it was reported. This is just one disastrous effects of the super typhoon Ondoy,for there are a lot of stories to tell like the Philippine celebrities Christine Reyes and Jean Garcia whose house were devastated by the typhoon which cause them to be stranded on their own respective homes.

Typhoon Ondoy or so-called typhoon Ketsana which was internationally called caught the Philippines at the night of September 25,2009 which reveals its deadly fury the morning after and which caused 464 deaths in the Philippines which up until those who have been hit and traumatized by this typhoon still felt the pain it cause them yet still some never leave their own devastated homes rather they renovate them and added another floor on their house to get ready for another Ondoy in the making in the future. For the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA still could not have such high-tech facilities that could predict another Ondoy because as they complain, according to the reports, there is no too much funds allotted to them by the government and some high learned officials of PAGASA were resigning and transferring into another country because the salary in PAGASA is just low or minimum for the important service they give to the public.

The climate of the Philippines is a tropical wet maritime climate dominated by a rainy season, dry season and a cool season that dominates on November to mid-February.
The summer monsoon in the Philippines brings heavy rains from May to October. The so-called winter monsoons bring cooler and drier air from December to February.

Certain places like Manila and most lowland areas are hot and dusty from March to May. Monsoon rains although hard and drenching are not normally associated with high waves and strong winds. The reason why the Philippines have a slightly bizarre climate is because it is geographically located at the typhoon belt and the country suffers an annual onslaught and dangerous storms from July to October.
An average of 6 to 7 tropical cyclones hit the Philippines per year. Some are very strong causing vast devastations some are not.

There are 4 categorizations of typhoons in the Philippines according to PAGASA.
1.    Tropical Depressions
2.    Tropical Storms
3.    Typhoons
4.    Super Typhoons

In 1991 tropical storm Thelma, killed thousands of people from itís resultant flooding, in 2006 tropical storm Milenyo did the same and recently last September of 2009 typhoon Ondoy did the very same.