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Sierra Madre’s conservation will help keep its role as protector of the environment and of humanity while helping avert climate-related catastrophes
PROTECTING THE PROTECTOR W
By Rory Visco
HAT should have been a typically regular (and supposedly relaxing) Sunday morning for everyone after a busy week was jolted when the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced that an approaching typhoon named Karding (international code name Noru) was elevated to supertyphoon status.
All because the typhoon went into a “period of explosive intensification,” a situation wherein a tropical cyclone’s maximum sustained winds increase by more than 65 kph within 24 hours. In the case of Karding, the wind surge reached a staggering 90 kph. The state weather firm says that
though explosive intensification is rare, what happened to Karding was not the first. Burdeos in Quezon and Dingalan in Aurora were among the first to feel the destructive wrath of Karding and left massive damage to property and infrastructure. The rest of Luzon, including Bu-
lacan, Pampanga, Rizal, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, including Metro Manila, all experienced torrential downpours that led to massive flooding, landslides and other upheavals. Classes and work were suspended in these areas, while flights were also canceled. But before making landfall, Karding packed sustained winds of 185 kph and gustiness of 230 kph, yet later weakened when it slammed the Sierra Madre mountain range, long touted as a “bagyo buster” by many Filipinos.
A special place called Sierra Madre
STRETCHING to about 10 provinces—Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Quirino, Aurora, Quezon, Rizal, Laguna and Bulacan—the land area of the 540-km Sierra Madre mountain range covers an estimated 1.4 million hectares. It is home to a diverse collection of THE Sierra Madre as seen from Nueva Ecija. JEROME RYAN KATIGBAK | DREAMSTIME.COM
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AN ICON MEETS AN ICON Okada
Manila is abuzz with excitement as American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather visits the iconic integrated resort for a press conference. Mayweather is in the country to promote AQ+, a new streaming service. (Fron left) Okada Manila Senior Manager for Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Donna Patricia Manio, Floyd Mayweather, Atty. Aldwin Alegre, Okada Manila VP for Sales and Marketing, Hospitality and Entertainment Cielo Reboredo. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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