Aftermath of Typhoon Nina

              

         Typhoon “Nina” (international name: Nick-ten) sends strong winds  all over Bicol region on Sunday evening after it made landfall over Catanduanes. Residents in Naga reported that Typhoon Nina was bringing more winds than rain that caused houses to be damaged and roofs blown off. Wooden and ekectric posts are tilted and downed. Here are some photos taken by netizens after the typhoon.

Roofs were peeled and blown off

Many trees were uprooted due to the fierce typhoon

Welcome marker damaged by Typhoon Nina. 

        This video was taken during the post - clearing operations in Naga.

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Careless Whisper singer, George Michael passed away at 53

             Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, Michael achieved the height of his fame in the late 1980s. He was best known in the 1980s and 1990s with his style of post-disco dance-pop, with best-selling songs such as "Last Christmas" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".
             His publicist said he "passed away peacefully at home," according to the BBC.

       His personal life soon became tabloid fodder, and in recent years, he struggled on and off with health problems. But as recently as mid-December, he was said to be preparing to put out a new album with help from producer and songwriter Shahid Khan, better known as Naughty Boy, who has worked with artists including Beyonce and Emile Sande.

          No cause of death was revealed, but police reported that he did not die under suspicious circumstances.

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Bagyong NINA Update

     

As of 5am, Monday December 26 BAGYONG NINA" HAS SLIGHTLY WEAKENED

       Estimated rainfall amount is from moderate to heavy within the 400 km diameter of the typhoon.
It is expected to traverse the provinces of southern Quezon, Batangas, and Cavite.
Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of Luzon.
Storm surge height of up to 2.5 meters is possible over the coastal areas of Camarines Sur and southern Quezon.

       

 Location of eye/center:

 At 4:00 AM today, the eye of Typhoon "NINA" was located based on all available data including Tagaytay, Subic and Iloilo doppler radar at 85 km North of Romblon, Romblon (13.3 °N, 122.2 °E)

Strength:

Maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph

Forecast Movement:

Forecast to move West at 20 kph

Forecast Positions:

24 Hour( Tomorrow morning): 200 km West Southwest of Iba, Zambales

48 Hour(Wednesday morning):350 km North Northeast of Pagasa Island, Palawan

72 Hour(Thursday morning): 245 km West Northwest of Pagasa Island, Palawan (OUTSIDE PAR)

  

Signal no. 3 (Winds of 121 -170 kph is expected in at least 18 hrs)

• Camarines Sur
• Southern Quezon
• Marinduque, Batangas
• Northern Oriental Mindoro
• Lubang Island
• Cavite 
• Laguna

Areas on Signal Number 2 (61-120 kph expected in 24 hrs)

• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Northern Quezon including Polillo Islands, Bulacan, Bataan, Pampanga, 
• Southern Zambales, , rest of Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, northern Occidental Mindoro, Burias Island, Camarines Norte
• Albay

Areas on Signal Number 1 (30-60kph expected in 36 hrs)

• The rest of Occidental Mindoro
• Masbate including Ticao Island, rest of Zambales
• Tarlac
•  Nueva Ecija
• southern Aurora
•  Pangasinan
•  Sorsogon
•  Catanduanes

Several domestic and International flights on December 25 and 26 had been cancelled due to bad weather caused by Nina. 

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Coleen finally said "YES" after 18 months

"It's such a blessing. Eighteen months akong naghintay sa kanya na ibigay ang singsing," - Billy Crawford
              Coleen finally said "YES". Last December 21, Wednesday episode of the noontime show "It's Showtime" Billy Crawford finally revealed that they got engaged last December 20. He then added that the engagement took him eighteen months to wait for the perfect moment and before he could give the ring to her. The couple had been together since July 2014.
               "Ang dami naming pinagdaanan. There's a lot of ups, there's a lot of downs pero 'yung na-realize ko lang na ibang klase ang pagmamahal ng Panginoon. God really loves you and takes care of you, and He really decides everything. I really offer everything, kami ni Coleen, our relationship ino-offer ko. All in His perfect time," Billy said.
               Before they confirmed their relationship last 2014, Billy was in a relationship before with singer Nikki Gil, which is now married to BJ Albert. Coleen and Billy are planning for a vacation in Spain so Billy could meet Coleen's family as well. 

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