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An interview with Mark S. Biong Mayor Giporlos Eastern Samar. Biong tells government officials and reporters, "It's total destruction,". At least 95% of the town has been damaged. Biong has no estimates of casualties or survivors.

I just saw this video. A lot of people are talking about a possible mega quake that might happen soon.

Have you heard of that news about the cruise ship Costa Concordia that hit a rock near Italy and started sinking? Actually, it "listed", meaning it started to tilt on its side. It was reported that 3 Filipino crew members were hurt but all 296 Filipino crew members are safe. Here are some hi-res photos of the ship. Click on the photos for a larger view. All images owned by their respective owners.

Video of the tragic effects of Typhoon Sendong at Iligan. Not suitable for young audiences. McDonald’s stores in Metro Manila are accepting relief goods and donations to help Typhoon Sendong victims partnered with ABS CBN's Sagip Kapamilya. Local disaster officials and soldiers placed the number of dead to 927, with 4000 displaced. The death count makes Sendong the deadliest typhoon to hit the country in three years; and has surpassed that of Ondoy and Pepeng. Currently, ALL OPEN MCDONALD’S OUTLETS are accepting relief goods such as clothes, shoes, blankets, medicines, imperishable foods (water, canned goods, instant noodles, etc.) Please organize your donations into sealed and labeled boxes for efficient distribution.

This happened back in 2004, but I only saw the video today. This building was the 5 year old 9 storey SAI Building in Juan Luna. The nine-story commercial-residential building in Divisoria, Manila which has been leaning precariously for days collapsed at around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, but there were no fatalities as authorities had safely evacuated the occupants.

If you remember, I posted this before about natural disasters that happen 13 days after a Pacquiao Fight ? Well, this is not exactly 13 days, but Manny Pacquiao fought Shane Mosley on May 7, 2011. On May 26, Typhoon Chedeng entered the Philippines killing 3 people in May! In the middle of summer. We don't usually get typhoons in the Philippines until July. Not only that, just today, over 800 tons of milk fish or bangus died near Taal volcano. Of course, the closest thing that happened on the 13th day could be Manny Pacquiao's support against the RH Bill :) Maybe we should ask Pacquiao to stop fighting for the sake of the country.

Comet Elenin has arrived and is heading towards earth. It has aligned twice with earth and the sun and on each occasion coincided with one of the most powerful earthquakes in history shifting the earth's axis 8 cm the first time and 25 cm the second. It will pass between earth and the sun later this year. Is it a comet? or a brown dwarf? Here's the date from NASA tracking Comet Elenin . Some say this is not a comet, but actually Nibiru or the twelfth planet or Planet X. It has a highly elliptical orbit around the sun and takes it out way beyond Pluto. It is said that Nibiru takes 3,600 years to complete one orbit and was said to be last seen around 160 BC. Some speculates that Nibiru could actually be the Star of Bethlehem which was seen 2000 years ago. Scary isn't it? I guess only time will tell if this is real.

On March 19, the moon will swing around Earth more closely than it has in the past 18 years, lighting up the night sky from just 221,567 miles (356,577 kilometers) away. On top of that, it will be full. And one astrologer believes it could inflict massive damage on the planet. Richard Nolle, a noted astrologer who runs the website astropro.com, has famously termed the upcoming full moon at lunar perigee (the closest approach during its orbit) an "extreme supermoon." When the moon goes super-extreme, Nolle says, chaos will ensue: Huge storms, earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters can be expected to wreak havoc on Earth. (It should be noted that astrology is not a real science, but merely makes connections between astronomical and mystical events.) Full story at Yahoo News .

Got this from a friend that 13 days after a Pacquiao fight, there will be a national disaster. I wonder if it's true. Paquiao Vs Morales - Wowowee Stampede Paquiao Vs Larios - Mayon Volcano Erupted Paquiao Vs Barrera - Glorietta 2 Bombing Paquiao Vs Marquez - Rice Shortage Paquiao Vs Cotto - Maguindanao Massare

I found this interesting article on the Philippine Star that in certain countries where people have become reliant on rescue groups like "911". They are teaching people to what is called "bystander rescue". Under this setup, laymen are being trained with the assumption that the supposed elite rescue teams are not always helpful in times of disaster. Reigi Cruz, director of the non-government organization Emergency Resource Center Inc., said it was high time that people “learn to be self-reliant and protect themselves.” "Within 72 to 98 hours from the time of impact of a disaster, you only have each other to depend on for help." Cruz told The STAR in an interview. “There’s the mentality that it (disaster) will never happen to me,” Cruz stressed, explaining why the pro-active role of residents in preparing for worst-case scenario has not been so popular in the Philippines. “Everything’s (information) on the Internet and available to the public,” Cruz said. ...

A second earthquake with magnitude 6.9 hit Indonesia on Thursday. This happened after a 7.6 earthquake hit it a day before. Both quakes followed an even bigger under-sea tremor in the South Pacific which triggered a huge tsunami that killed scores in the Samoan and Tonga islands. What is happening to the world?

Videos of the flood at SM Centerpoint in Metro Manila due to Typhoon Ondoy.

Here are some videos of the flood waters rushing in SM Sta. Mesa. This is SM North Edsa.

Here are photos of the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy that hit Metro Manila. This is UERM. Photo credits to Rod Dizon.

Here are some photos of the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy that hit Metro Manila on Sept. 26, 2009. More to come. Photo credit goes to Roland Falguera Dallarte.

Here are a few more photos I found of the Metro Manila Flood of Sept 26, 2009 caused by Typhoon Ondoy. Some photos are of Makati. Photo credits goes to Roland Falguera Dallarte