Tag: intertropical convergence zone

News, The News Media

Monday morning news (underreported) 11-5-2012

“Mindanao warned vs flashfloods, landslides

from sunstar.com: “Sunday, November 4, 2012. THE state weather bureau warned areas in Mindanao against flashfloods

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IMG_1086 name (Photo credit: PHBascon)

and landslides as the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) continues to cause rainshowers and thunderstorms in the southern region….”

(blog admin’s note: the so-called “intertropical convergence zone” is  an area near the equator where strong winds from the north and the south join, causing the formation of clouds and heavy rains (from the American Heritage Science Dictionary); in other words, when strong winds join,  clouds build up, bringing heavy rains. “warned areas” — awkward; people are warned, not areas.)

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“Philippines missing activists

The Agony of Crispin (San Rafael, Bulacan)

from saudigazette.com.sa from a report of the Associated Press:   “Last Updated : Sunday, November 04, 2012 12:59 AM. Relatives of missing activists known as “Desaparecidos” or The Disappeared, display portraits of their missing kin during a rally at the ancestral home of Philippine President Benigno Aquino at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines Saturday….”

(blog admin’s note: that’s the head, no verb. Also, Times Street is not suburban Quezon City; it’s residential but not suburban) (geez, why am i editing, i’m such an OC, stop na. this is just supposed to be curating five underreported stories for the day. i should just copy-&-paste mindlessly,  like most people do. )

“Fil-Ams Top Amerasian Voters in US

Manila Bulletin

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Polling station (Photo credit: warrenski)

MANILA, Philippines — Among Asian American citizens, there will be more Filipino Americans who will troop to the polls in the Nov. 6 United States presidential elections, a report by the National Asian American Survey (NAAS) said….”

(here i go again. this can still be edited — wanna make a go at it?)

“Canadian miner prepares Zamboanga del Sur project

Open Pit Mine
Open Pit Mine (Photo credit: Storm Crypt)

    from bworldonline.com: “ZAMBOANGA CITY — Canadian-backed TVI Resource Development (Phils.) Inc. (TVIRD) said on Friday last week that it is now in preparation phase for its gold and silver project in the town of Bayog in Zamboanga del Sur…”

(blog admin’s note: if an indirect quote, tense should be consistent. sowee; OC.)

 “Palaro host 

from tempo.com.ph: “Manila, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) announced yesterday that the      provincial government of Negros Oriental (Dumaguete) won the bid for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2013…” (blog admin’s note: that’s the head, no verb)

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News, The News Media, tweets

“Typhoon Ferdie” & “is it the end of the world?”

copy-pasted from the official Twitter account of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), a government agency in charge of traffic regulation in the god-forsaken eternally traffic-jammed streets of Metro Manila, storified by InterAksyon.com (the blog followed the link from that story):

     Because of the incessant rains yesterday, a follower of the Twitter account of MMDA asked the authorities:

      “Is it the end of the world?”

          A related story from the news site (InterAksyon.com) said that the flurry of tweets yesterday showed netizens expressing worry or fear of another Ondoy or massive floods occurring yesterday because of the non-stop pitter-patter of rains. It was just a pitter-patter and not a slosh-gush for hours,  but people were afraid again. i’m no expert on social psychology, but someone should do a study – —  i think all of us have a collective Ondoy slight “post traumatic stress syndrome” , it’s like we’re all war survivors,  lived  through the same nightmare, some more than others, and are constantly reliving it everytime there are hard rains.

       Here’s how the MMDA calmed down the twitter-follower:

Good morning @MMDA. Any flood updates in España, Manila?

@lesterlintao we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

 4:52 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

ADVISORY: Kindly read our time line for more info regarding on flood updates. Thank you. #mmda

@MMDA sta ana going to gil puyat passable po ba?

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

@gwapolo we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

4:52 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

20 JulYasser BanaoYasser Banao ‏@yasserkb

@MMDA Katapusan na ba ng mundo?

@yasserkb no one knows sir. Pero sure po ako malapit na ang katapusan ng bwuan 🙂

4:51 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

ADVISORY: Kindly read our time line for more info regarding on flood updates. Thank you. #mmda

@MMDA good am po, may monitoring po ba ku kung saan na mga flooded areas sa Manila?

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

@JohnsonManabat we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

 

4:51 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

@CrackerJackNM we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

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translation: 

 To the MMDA: “Katapusan na ba ng mundo?” ( “Is it the end of the world?”)

From the MMDA: “No one knows, sir. Pero sure po ako na malapit na ang katapusan ng bwuan (sic) “(“No one knows, sir. But we are sure that what is at hand is the end of the month 🙂  ”