another day, another typhoon: due Tomorrow, but will probably will hit south of here.
preparations including evacuation of coastal towns in southern Luzon and the Visayas is being done.
we are far inland, but flooding from rain from the nearby typhoon is a danger, as is mudslides in some areas near here. We just fixed our roof after last year's typhoon, so we hope we won't lose it again.
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Like California, small earthquakes here are common: but our area was hit with a major quake 21 years ago.
most are in the south, but several small ones off the coast of Luzon south of Manila. A warning, or just normal shaking? No, I didn't feel any of these, but then often a low level quake just feels like a heavy truck going nearby, and our street has a lot of rice trucks going by since it is harvest time.
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although the low level of Covid cases should have allowed the lifting of all restrictions, because of the worry about the Omnicrom variant, most of the Manila area will remain under level two to stop the spread of covid.
and the really good news:
The Cabinet Secretary also announced cockpit operations and cockfighting may resume under Alert Level 2, provided there's no objection from local government units (LGUs).
Cockfighting is a major sport here, and many people have a few roosters in their small gardens, and sometimes they leave them outside under a shell and tied to a rope so the roosters can scratch for bugs etc.
although there are feral dogs, these roosters are mean, so the dogs tend to let them alone.
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as for volcanoes: Manila has several dangerous volcanoes nearby, but we are north of that area so no problem.
But Mt Pinatubo just let off some steam 2 weeks ago, so we are hoping it won't erupt again.
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We are well, and they had another party last night at the plaza, meaning we might have to hire someone to clean up the litter on the street outside our house/business compound again.
Kuya has a rice delivery in Manila today and left at 3am. During the epidemic, going there meant an expensive test for covid, and then later a vaccine card. We aren't sure what the drivers will need this week.
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