Low Pressure Area (LPA) will continue until Thursday - PAGASA

Since the shallow low pressure area was formed, large areas in some part of the Philippines is now affected by low pressure area (LPA) last sighted in distance 200 kilometers east of Surigao City.

According to Samuel Duran of PAGASA forecasting center, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) is the reason why it is still rains in the southern part of Luzon, Northern Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, Kabikolan including Metro Manila.

You can see in the PAGASA sattelite image that the huge amount of clouds around the area can cause flooding.

Due to the large concentration of clouds the people will experience moderate to strong rain in Bicol and Eastern Visayas, while in other areas including Metro Manila there are some cloud formation which can cause a possible light to moderate rain.

The said Low Pressure Area (LPA) may continue until Thursday.

NOKIA Lumia 610 now features Wi-Fi Hotspot

The incredible feature in the upcoming Nokia Lumia 610 has been sighted and that is the ability to use the phone as a Wi-Fi Hotspot. Amazing isn't it?

This feature is really great but not a new now that it is added on the cart for the specification of Nokia Lumia 610. This is a great feature for a smartphone now that it is a demand for many internet users today.

In fact, the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature is already a functionality in the Windows Phone Mango on its update. You can check the specification for Windows Phone Mango with its Wi-Fi Hotspot.

But the reason the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature is interesting on the Nokia Lumia 610 is because it is the only Lumia phone as of now that can boast of this feature

Neither the Nokia Lumia 800 nor the Nokia Lumia 710 having it on-board, but of course the Nokia Lumia 610 with this feature is more expensive than other Lumia phones.

It makes us wonder why Nokia would want to keep this feature on its cheaper device and away from those who paid more money for its more expensive handsets.

Shallow Low Pressure Area (SLPA) near Mindanao

MARCH 17, 2012 - PAGASA constantly monitored the spotted Shallow Low Pressure Area (SLPA) approaching our country.

According to the report of PAGASA, the spotted Shallow Low Pressure Area (SLPA) based on satellite and surface data at about 810 kilometers East Southeast of General Santos City (5.0 ° N, 133.0 ° E).

Although their is a small possibility that it will be a storm, it is still a possible effect to those living in the Eastern part of Mindanao in the next few days.

It also said in the report that it has the ability to save more clouds and air because it still in the midst of the sea.

It is estimated that the cloudy firmament in large part of our nation will continue until the next two to three days.

NOKIA 808 PureView - Specifications

NOKIA brought us another generation of camera phones as they bring the NOKIA 808 PureView. The main feature of this gorgeous phone is that it has a 41 MP (38MP effective) camera which can optimize a lot in taking photos.

Also known as NOKIA 808 PureView RM-807 the specifications:


GENERAL:
-2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-Announced: 2012, February
-Status:          Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, May

BODY:
-Dimensions: 123.9 x 60.2 x 13.9 mm, 95.5 cc
-Weight:      169 g

DISPLAY:
-Type :               AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
-Size:          360 x 640 pixels, 4.0 inches (~184 ppi pixel density)
-Multitouch: Yes
-Protection :       Corning Gorilla Glass
                        Nokia ClearBlack display

SOUND:
-Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
-Loudspeaker: Yes
-3.5mm jack: Yes

MEMORY:
-Card slot:        microSD, up to 32 GB
-Internal:     16 GB storage, 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM

DATA:
-GPRS:     Class 33
-EDGE:       Class 33
-Speed:        HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
-WLAN:       Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
-Bluetooth:     Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
-NFC:         Yes
-USB:          Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

CAMERA:
-Primary:        41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels), Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
-Features:  1/1.2'' sensor size, ND filter, up to 3x loseless digital zoom, geo-tagging, face detection
-Video:        Yes, 1080p@30fps, loseless digital zoom, LED light
-Secondary: Yes, VGA; VGA@30fps video recording

FEATURES:
-OS:           Nokia Belle OS
-CPU :               1.3 GHz ARM 11
-Sensors:        Accelerometer, proximity, compass
-Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
-Browser:         HTML5, Adobe Flash Lite
-Radio:          Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
-GPS:           Yes, with A-GPS support
-Java:                Yes, MIDP 2.1
-Colors:      Black, White, Red
                 - SNS integration
                       - Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
                       - HDMI port
                       - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
                       - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
                       - Voice command/dial
                       - Document viewer
                       - Video/photo editor
                       - Predictive text input
BATTERY:
-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh (BV-4D)
-Stand-by: Up to 465 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
-Talk time: Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)

Though NOKIA 808 PureView won an award for this feature, they warned the users that photos may size over 10MB each.

Second Hottest Temperature was Recorded - PAGASA

 On the next days, still expect the hot weather across parts of the Philippines this weekend.

According to PAGASA, expect the hot and humid weather that will strike in Northern Luzon due to the existing high pressure area.

Some part of the Visayas will suffer from the good weather due to no visible clouds.

But the good weather does not affected in some part of Mindanao. It will experience scattered rain in parts of Mindanao due to existing easterlies.

There is no unexpected bad weather coming in the Philippines but rather expect the intense heat of the sun now that we enter the summer season.

The record of PAGASA, it reach to 34.2 degrees Celsius of the temperature in Metro Manila yesterday afternoon which is considered to be the second hottest temperature recorded this year.

Samsung Galaxy Beam with built-in Projector - Announce!

FEBRUARY 2012 - For all Samsung Phone lovers out there, get excite now that the MWC 2012 is just about to start and Samsung has already announced a new phone.


At first of what we believe is a long list of phones to come for Samsung. Samsung Galaxy Beam, who has a built-in projector will surely hit the crowd.


The projector uses a 15 lumens lamp that is capable of projecting a 50-inch wide high-definition image, although Samsung does not mention the actual resolution but we could expect more from these.


Other specifications of the Galaxy Beam is that it has a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front camera, 720p video recording, 8GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 2,000mAh battery and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.


The Samsung Galaxy Beam is sexy with its design but its very own built-in projector is the best feature of this phone.

TAIWAN - Hit by 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake

February 26, 2012 - Taiwan earthquake caused intense fear for the residents of Kaohsiung, the second-largest city of Taiwan for the 6.0-magnitude felt earthquake before noon today.

Based on a local report, several residents ran out into their buildings for their safety.

Meanwhile, they temporarily disabled the service of high-speed railway and their are reports that some buildings have farctured.

The epicenter of the earthquake is reported four kilometers depth with the distance pf 57 kilometers in the eastern part of the city.

The said earthquake was felt around 10: 34 this morning.

From the U.S. Geological Survey, they recorded the strength of earthquake as magnitude 5.9.

Kaohsiung has estimated more than three million population and the earthquake made these people terrified.

Remember that in 1999, over 2400 people were killed after an earthquake happened to the city for about 7.6-magnitude.

Kailangan ko ang tulong ninyo - P-NOY

Today, President Aquino urged the Filipino people to participate in the continuation of established patterns against the EDSA People Power Revolution.

The President made ​​the statement in conjunction with the ceremonial turn-over of 21,000 housing for soldiers in Trece Martirez, Cavite that is part of the commemoration of the anniversary of EDSA People Power.

The President said that although many of the established patterns change, the fight is not yet done according to those events around the environment nowadays.

According to the President, the help of the whole Filipino people is needed in order for those scam people to stop in staying and leeching in our government.

In such programs, President Aquino proudly mentioned that his administration made ​​such arrangements especially among the soldiers.

He also strengthened their ability and arranged the transaction system and use of military funds.

From the past three administrations, P33 billion are jsut used for the AFP Modernization Program while in just over 17 months on the spot, under President Aquino's administration, P28 billion were already used.

All said programs was part of the enthusiastic campaign to obliterate the "kawawang cowboy image" of the soldiers.

At the same time, via video conference the President also made some communication and interaction in Cagayan de Oro City particularly the victims of Typhoon Sendong.

There will also be an EDSA celebration in part of Mindanao where it's initiated by EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid.

"Kailangan ko ang tulong ninyo para tapusin ang labang ito," said President Aquino.

PAGASA - Low Pressure Area (LPA) at Mindanao

PAGASA warned the residents of eastern and southern Mindanao for the incoming rains carried by the detected Low Pressure Area (LPA) near their land.

The Low Pressure Area (LPA) was last seen based on satellite records and surface data at a distance of 230 kilometers at East South East of Hinatuan City (7.8 ° N, 128.5 ° E).

According to Pagasa, the residents must expect for a moderate to heavy rainfall that could deliver flashfloods and landslides.

However, the said Low Pressure Area (LPA) might not become a typhoon.

Meanwhile, almost all parts of our country will have a cloudy weather that might cause a little rainfall until tomorrow.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - Dies at 48

LOS ANGELES - The famous international singer Whitney Houston dies today at the age of 48-years old.


This was confirmed by her representative Kristen Foster, but the cause of death of the singer and where did she died is still a question to everyone though it is still in invistigation.


But based on some sources, they say she died at Beverly Hilton Hotel.


In May 2011, we can remember that the international singer seeks help and aid about its problems with drugs and alcohol.


According to its spokesman, the international singer is in an out-patient rehab program for drug and alcohol treatment.


Houston deliberately make herself in the program to support her recovery process.


In 2004, the international singer also entered a rehab and in 2005 Whitney Houston undergo treatment for her condition again.


Among the honors of Houston that she clinched at the time of his record-breaking career were two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards.


Whitney Elizabeth Houston born on August 9, 1963 and now dies February 12, 2012 (dated here in the Philippines).


Some of her great songs are "I Will Always Love You," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "I Have Nothing," "Greatest Love of All," "Where Do Broken Hearst Go," "Did not we almost Have It All " and a lot more.

Windows Phone Tango at CES, Windows Phone Apollo announced!

Tango is the next Windows Phone version that will be announced and launched at the upcoming CES 2012 in Las Vegas. It will be demonstrated on the still unannounced Nokia Lumia 719 and Lumia 900 on January 13.

The Tango update is supposed to bring LTE support and smaller resolution displays compatibility.

Furthermore, Windows Phone Apollo - the next major Windows release (codenamed Windows Phone 8), will be announced and launched in mid-June 2012 at the Nokia Connection 2012. The Apollo will bring support for dual-core processors, high-res displays and NFC. It might do some changes on the UI, too.

We should be also getting multiple hi-end Nokia gadgets at the Nokia Connection 2012 including the long-rumored successor of the camera-centric N8 and Nokia's first Windows 8-based tablet.

Obama sends his sympathy

December 20, 2011 - U.S. President Barack Obama now extends his sympathy to the Philippines where some areas are affected by the Typhoon Sendong.

According to Obama, he extends his sympathy with all the people of America to the victims of  the disaster.

"On behalf of the American people, I wish to express my deep condolences for the Tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by recent flooding in the Philippines."

Obama said on behalf of the long friendship between America and the Philippine, they are ready to assist us especially in terms of humanitarian assistance and recovery efforts.

"In the spirit of our long history of friendship and cooperation with the Philippines, the United States stands ready to assist the Philippine Government Should people and humanitarian assistance and recovery efforts be needed," said Obama.

NDRRMC lost track on Death Tolls

December 19, 2011 - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) almost lost to track the true number of fatalities due to the lashes of Typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro City and other provinces in Mindanao.

According to NDRRMC Executive Director Benito Ramos, based on the last record, up to nearly 784 fatalities are recorded due to the storm.

But officials still worries that the death toll still increases due to new reports associated with these bodies recovered.

Most claimed corpse were recovered in the state of decomposition which is supposedly the big problem on how to dispose them.

Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sents experts in the above areas to assist to help in identifying those killed.

According to NBI Medico-Legal Division chief Dr. Alvin David, the team went to CDO was compose of Disaster Victim Identification Team (DVIT) that includes medico-legal, forensic odontologist and dactyloscopy.

David assured that it will be quick to identify their bodies because for the first time said they would use a high-tech, genetic analyzer used in forensic investigations.

"We have the DNA machines where we can possibly compare 'yong DNA profile of the victim with the nearest of kin para madali ang identification process. The result would be 99.9 percent," said David.

David added that 24 hours passed since the victims of the storm was recovered so that only one physical features of these victims are usually blackening face, protruding the lips, eyes and bloated body.

"Mahirap nang magbase ng identification on the physical features alone," officials added.

Meanwhile, additional 500 coffins will be distributed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the victims of Typhoon Sendong.

Announced by AFP public affairs office head Arnulfo Burgos, that the landing ship vessel of the Philippine Navy will be shipping from Sangley Point, Cavite who will bear the coffins and said relief goods for disaster victims.

AFP chief Gen. Jesse Dellosa ordered the deployment of a battalion of soldiers to assist in rescue operations in Cagayan de Oro City and nearby provinces.

There are also two medical teams reportedly sent by AFP in affected areas.

The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) rushed the work to restore the supply of clean water for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in the city of Cagayan de Oro.

According to LWUA Public Affairs Division Manager Engr. Antonio Magtibay, while waiting for the repair of damaged water facilities in the town of Macasandig, they already sent four portable water treatment plant.

Two of these plants are expected to come to the city this evening while the two were to be carried for one more day on the ship.

LWUA also sent some engineers to perform an assessment and give a remedial procedure to the damaged water district facilities.

Source: Bomboradyo

Low Pressure Area will not pursue but still rain continues

The Low Pressure Area (LPA) will not pursue anymore towards our country but it is expected that there will be rainy days on the next days.

According to PAGASA, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was last spotted based on satellite and surface data 180 kilometers south east of Coron, Palawan.

PAGASA explained that the weather systems carries a very large radius of clouds that make rains so they warned the public that expect more than normal rains in the next days.

They also warned the public of possible floods and landslides especially those inhabitants from Luzon, to the Western part of Visayas.

Pacquiao-Marquez final press con

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - It is like the fight night for the final press conference of 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and 3-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

The two fighters were welcomed by their fans and international media in their press conference held at Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand.

Wearing a black coat, the Filipino ring icon has a clear face to appear in the media while it was seriously  for "El Rose" in his clothing trainer jacket.

The Mexican boxer forms its  conditioned body by his dress.

First Pacquiao announced he is favored by the growth of the body of Marquez, as he said that it will easy for him not to miss a hit in any angle of his opponent's body.

Although he refused to give his own predictions, Pacquiao assured that he has intense training prepared for the third time he meet Marquez.

The public and media is now looking forward to the official weigh-in being held on Saturday.

The Pacquiao-Marquez fight will be held at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

Asteroid will not hit Earth - DOST

DOST reclaimed that an asteroid will hit Earth is a hoax. It was also proven to other international organizations that the said asteroid will not hit Earth.

DOST Undersecretary Graciano Yumul that the asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass Earth with a distance of 201,000 miles away.

He also added that the asteroid can see through a telescope. People can watch the asteroid if the weather is fine, no clouds, just a clear sky.

According to NASA, the nearest distance of an asteroid can be seen tomorrow November 9, pass 7:00 am

2 typhoons will come this month - PAGASA

Two more storms are expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this month.

This was the statement of Pagasa, based as they recorded annual records.

However, they said it varies over time, because sometimes it was ordered in a month, while there is no documented record.

But now, the spotted shallow low pressure area (SLPA) is expected not to become a new typhoon.

The said shallow low pressure area (SLPA) based on satellite and surface data was located 50 kilometers east southeast of Infanta, Quezon (14.5 ° N 122.0 ° E).

Right now it still inside the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting the entire Philippine area.

PAGASA warned Luzon about ocean waves

Although there are no existing typhoon and bad weather in the Philippines, PAGASA still warned the fishermen in parts of Luzon because of the strong ocean currents.

Today, PAGASA still raised gale warning in some areas especially in parts of Northern and Central Luzon.

According to PAGASA, small vessels must avoid particularly for the fisherman to go into dangerous areas because of the large waves of the ocean.

Meanwhile, it would be good weather this weekend, although based on the satellite image of Pagasa, there are scattered formation of clouds in some part of the Bicol region, Eastern Visayas and in Mindanao that might cause rain especially on the afternoon and evening.

In Cagayan, some passengers now are stranded at the dock in the town of Sta. Ana and Aparri.

It was found that more than 20 passengers are stranded in the town of Aparri, as well as nearly 30 passengers in Port Irene in Sta. ANA.

Still, it is expected to grow because the other passengers will want to take advantage of the long weekend home.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard designated their passenger assistance booth at the pier of the ship in their respective areas to assist these passengers.

Meanwhile, the nine crew in the cargo vessel that was sank last night in the ocean side of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro were already secured.

Capt. Leo Figglehorn, deputy district commander of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Metro Manila, said on the part of Silunay Island in Calapan, the crew of the MV Arayat where water entered their ship that's why they abandoned it.

Content of the said cargo vessel was tons salt.

In La Union, authorities now continue to find the two beach goers drowned in part of the town of Bauang.

According to officials, they will find all parts of the water of the community to find its victims Mark Wilson Acosta, 15, and Russel Layog, 18, both residents of the city of Baguio.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Charles Acosta together with the two missing persons is now in good condition but still in Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center.

Charles tells how gentle the ocean is when you look to it but they wonder why they are pulled by the water while bathing.

The residents there realized the strong current of sea water is the cause of the victims to be drowned.

Recently, two persons also drowned in the sea of ​​Village Tavern in the town.

Due to poor weather, passengers scheduled to return to their provinces in Bicol are disappointed particularly those who want to go vacation in Metro Manila.

It was suspended by Cebu Pacific, the trip back to the Bicol region and even to Metro Manila.

Consequently, many disappointed passengers due to delay their trip would expect to be in their province to see their loved ones.

$100-M available for the CCT - WB pres

World Bank Pres. Robert Zoellick again extended its support to the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of the Aquino administration.


Pres. Zoellick met with President Benigno Aquino III to discuss the reform agenda of the administration.


Presidential Communications Sec. Ricky Carandang said today, World Bank sees that the CCT program was effective to lower the poverty rate in the country.


According to Carandang, Zoellick commited that $ 100 million was available to be borrowed by the government to finance the CCT.


During his visit to the country, Zoellick himself also visit the beneficiaries of CCT programs in poor areas in Metro Manila.

Beckham, Donovan vs Philippine Azkals

Big names in football will be visiting the Philippines, as by David Beckham and Landon Donovan.
LA Galaxy's business operations Thomas Payne announced that they will come to the country in December in full line-up to fight the Philippine Azkals football team in an international friendly match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Aside from Beckham and Donovan, the team also includes the Irish striker Robbie Keane.
"It comes in a really good time for us. Barring any kind of injury, the whole team is here. They know when they signed on, but they're going to go on a post season tour, "said Payne.
On the side of national team manager Dan Palami, he made sure that the Philippine Azkals will not lose this fight in front of Filipino fans.
"The Azkals will play as if we have to win the game," specificity of Palami.
Palami also started to invite other Filipino players outside the country to help the national team.
Among those who responded to the call were Filipino-Icelandic Ray Jonsson, Fil-British goal keeper Neil Etheridge and Fil-Dutch Dennis Cagara and Filipino-Danish Jerry Lucena.

"Some of the players we have in Europe have played against high profile players, so they're used to this," said Palami.
Meanwhile, Payne also expressed an admiration to the Filipino on display to love sports game.

"We've been playing all around the world, in front of 80-90 thousand people. But we're looking forward to a small venue, a crowd that's really gonna be close to the action. "
If you remember, Beckham is considered one of the world's highest-paid footballers, who has assisted Manchester United to win six times in the Premier League title, twice in the Football Association Cup and also in the UEFA Champions League in 1999.
Beckam was also played, were his wife was the ex-Spice Girl Victoria, at Preston North End, Real Madrid and AC Milan before signing with the LA Galaxy in 2007.