The coming typhoon, (international name Parma) locally called Pepeng is upon our country. CCN calls it a Super Typhoon, a category 5… one of the strongest ever. “The storm was upgraded to a super typhoon Thursday as it churned towards the island nation with winds of 240 kph (150 mph). The storm was about 600 miles (965 km) southeast of Manila, the Philippines’ capital on Thursday afternoon” reports CNN

Pepeng comes at the heels of the devastation wrought by the record-breaking rainfall of typhoon Ondoy which left around 70% of Metro Manila inundated. With expected landfall by Friday or Saturday, I’d like to share with you what you can do to prepare.

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