Rappler's latest stories on Koppu
In cute-obsessed Japan, capsule toys play big in age of social media
One store, in Tokyo's famous Akihabara electronics district, is crammed with around 500 capsule toy vending machines stretching out as far as the eye can see

December inflation seen to hit 1.5%
Holiday related demand in food and beverages as well as fuel prices contribute to the higher inflation rate

Isabela execs relieved for Typhoon Lando deaths
The provincial board and the provincial disaster management council have issued resolution in support of relieved DILG Isabela Director Elpidio Durwin

Farmers lose debt gamble in typhoon-plagued Philippines
Typhoon Lando Koppu brought floods as high as three meters to one of the Philippines most important rice growing regions fertile central plains on the main island of Luzon

Typhoon aftermath: The day #LandoPH left
Even those supposedly on higher ground are not spared from the flash floods brought by the heavy rains of Typhoon Lando

Binay in hometown after typhoon: Alternative aid to farmers needed
Typhoon Lando s damage to agriculture in Isabela is initially pegged at P400 million The Vice President says crops are damaged twice – by the drought and now by the flood

Tuguegarao after Lando: We didn't know floods would be head-high
Twenty three villages were submerged in head high floodwaters at the height Typhoon Lando About P36 million damage in agriculture have been reported

Albay sends aid mission to Lando-hit areas
This is the 14th humanitarian team sent off by the province since 2008 its way of reciprocating the assistance it received during Typhoon Reming 8 years ago

Cloudy Friday for parts of Northern Luzon
The low pressure area – previously Tropical Depression Lando – is now at 240 km east of Basco Batanes

Aquino in Casiguran: Time to consider relocation
The President inspects one of the towns worst hit by Typhoon Lando while Malacañang assures the public there are sufficient calamity funds

Typhoon Lando: Death toll climbs to 41; 1.2M people affected
Agriculture continues to suffer the biggest loss with damage already pegged at P6 43 billion

Typhoon Lando: Relief ops team reaches isolated Isabela town
Floods in the towns of Tumauini San Pablo and Cabagan and in the city of Ilagan are subsiding in the aftermath of Typhoon Lando Koppu
More deaths, injuries in Central Luzon due to Typhoon Lando
At least 8 people have died in the provinces of Aurora Zambales Nueva Ecija and Tarlac due to Typhoon Lando according to regional disaster officials

Tropical Depression Lando weakens into low pressure area
All public storm warning signals are now lifted

Typhoon Lando: Benguet death toll climbs to 14
The regional police in the Cordillera lists 14 dead in Benguet but the official tally from the national disaster management council lists only 11 dead

Gov't planes bring relief goods to isolated Aurora towns
UPDATED It is the first time government relief goods are flown to Aurora where some towns have been destroyed and isolated since Typhoon Lando Koppu made landfall Sunday morning

Typhoon Lando: 35 killed, nearly a million affected
UPDATED The Cordillera region records the highest number of confirmed casualties so far according to the NDRRMC

Roxas, Robredo visit Lando-hit areas: ‘No politics, just help’
The standard bearer of the Liberal Party and his running mate avoid wearing the campaign s trademark yellow but political undertones of their visit to Nueva Ecija remain

Help identify needs of #LandoPH communities
Help us crowdsource information on what s needed in typhoon Lando affected communities

Typhoon Lando: Barges carrying nickel laterite threaten Zambales coral reefs
Mining continues in Zambales despite a ban imposed by the provincial government

Longer voters’ registration eyed in Lando-hit areas
The deadline for voters’ registration – October 31 – comes after Typhoon Lando Koppu ravaged northern and central Luzon

Aurora: Lando knocks down towns still recovering from 2013 typhoon
Senator Juan Edgardo Angara says the towns battered by Typhoon are those still recovering from Typhoon Labuyo in 2013

Why Pangasinan is under signal 1 but still on red alert
Ang ulan ay hindi bahagi ng typhoon signal natin Rainfall isn t part of our typhoon signal says PAGASA s Dr Vic Malano

Tropical Storm Lando slightly weakens
Public storm warning signal number 2 is still up in 6 areas

Climate negotiations begin as Typhoon Lando devastates PH
These typhoons coinciding with climate negotiations serve as a reminder for world leaders to start acting on climate change

Lando weakens into tropical storm
Public storm warning signal number 2 is still raised over 6 areas Lando is expected to be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Sunday morning October 25
Lando: 6 north Luzon provinces under signal no. 2
The storm continues with its slow movement through northern Luzon

LIST: Flooded areas due to Typhoon Lando
Flooded areas in the Ilocos Region Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon as of 5 pm Monday October 19 due to Typhoon Lando international name: Koppu

Cagayan River nears critical level, more villages flooded
Some residents of Tuguegarao Cagayan are staying at the second level of their houses and are awaiting forced evacuation In Isabela province the town of Santo Tomas is isolated

Delivery of select food items in Typhoon Lando-hit areas delayed
Impassable roads in typhoon hit Aurora Nueva Ecija Pangasinan hamper the delivery of select food items manufacturers tell DTI but supplies are ample
Typhoon Lando weakens into severe tropical storm
Storm warning signals remain up over several provinces as severe tropical storm Lando continues to traverse the coastline of the Ilocos provinces

Typhoon Lando brings needed water to Luzon dams
Government is closely monitoring Angat Dam in Bulacan and Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija

Typhoon Lando: 'Worst floods' in Cabanatuan history
Rescue teams rush to fetch stranded Cabanatuan City residents from their flooded homes on Monday October 19

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Typhoon Lando: Signal No 2 in 10 Luzon provinces
Public storm warning signal number 2 and 1 are hoisted over much of central and northern Luzon a significant downgrade from previous storm warnings

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Slow-moving Typhoon Lando continues to weaken
Most of central and northern Luzon remain under storm warning signals

3 teens swept away by Manila Bay waves amid Lando
They’re now all safe says Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno as his city government implements precautionary measures for Typhoon Lando Koppu

PAGASA: Typhoon Lando to exit landmass earlier
Still the state weather bureau places 5 areas under Signal Number 3 as Lando kills one and forces 23 000 to flee their homes

Calls for help in Central Luzon surge
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Office of Civil Defense need responders to go to Aurora Bulacan Nueva Ecija Pampanga

Typhoon Lando: 1 dead, 23,000 evacuated
A big tree toppled and crushed a house in Quezon City killing a 14 year old boy and injuring 4 others

Number coding suspended due to Typhoon Lando – MMDA
Vehicles with license plates that end in number 1 and 2 will be able to travel between the usually restricted hours of 7 am to 7 pm on Monday October 19

University Belt eyed as ‘no-walk zone’ due to Lando
The Manila City government also turns the Manila Bay area into a ‘no walk zone’ due to Typhoon Lando Koppu

Typhoon Lando: Communities with storm surge advisories
PAGASA and DOST Project NOAH releases an official list of communities with an impending threat of a storm surge

Typhoon Lando: Over 15,000 people in evacuation centers
The Department of Social Welfare and Development says it is coordinating with local governments in providing the needs of families in evacuation centers

#LandoPH: Hitting close to home
I ve been deployed to several emergency responses including typhoon Haiyan Doing the work now in my own province should not be any different But I’m wrong It’s harder

#ReliefPH operations to help #LandoPH victims
UPDATED MovePH Rappler s civic engagement arm is crowdsourcing ongoing relief operations for Typhoon Lando victims to show where you can help out

Typhoon Lando slightly weakens, picks up speed
UPDATED The storm speeds up a bit while wind speeds weaken; despite this gov t warns Lando is still a strong typhoon

Lando now a super typhoon – JTWC, Weather PH
PAGASA however still classifies Lando as a typhoon as of 11 pm Saturday October 17 as it raises the storm warning to Signal No 4 over Aurora and Southern Isabela

Signal No. 4: Expect 'very heavy damage' to property, crops
The last time PAGASA hoisted Signal No 4 was when Super Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan ravaged the Visayas in November 2013
