CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) — The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Calabarzon is set to begin a Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) on Monday to assess the impacts of Super Typhoon Uwan, which placed several areas under Signal No. 5.

Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.

Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) is located 125 kilometers west northwest of Bacnotan, La Union, as of 7 am on Monday, November 10

Political analysts say persistent natural disasters could sustain public frustrations and anti-government protests.

Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-Wong) has further intensified as it moves east of Eastern Visayas, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the center of Uwan