Here are the stories on the Trendrod Summary for Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
PAGASA’s ‘Egay’ bulletin as of 11:00 pm
Typhoon Egay slightly weakened as it continues to move further northwestward, PAGASA said in it is latest advisory. According to the state weather bureau, ‘Egay’ will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tomorrow morning. Although, it will likely continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon or hanging habagat for up to 3 days and bring gusty conditions in many parts of Luzon and some areas in the Visayas region.
‘Egay’ was last seen over the waters of the Luzon Strait and is moving West Northwestward. It packs winds of up to 155 kilometers per hour, with gustiness of up to 190 kilometers per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are up in the following areas as of 11:00 pm this evening.
- SIGNAL NUMBER 3
- The northwestern portion of Ilocos Norte (Bangui, Pagudpud, Burgos, Pasuquin)
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- SIGNAL NUMBER 2
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Kalinga
- Abra
- the rest of Ilocos Norte
- Apayao
- the northern and central portion of Ilocos Sur (Gregorio del Pilar, Magsingal, San Esteban, Banayoyo, Burgos, City of Candon, Santa Lucia, Santiago, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Sinait, Suyo, Sigay, San Ildefonso, Galimuyod, Quirino, City of Vigan, San Emilio, Cabugao, Caoayan, San Juan, Santa, Bantay, Santo Domingo, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Narvacan, Salcedo, Tagudin, Cervantes)
- the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Sagada, Bontoc, Sadanga, Tadian, Sabangan, Bauko)
- Batanes
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- SIGNAL NUMBER 1
- Isabela
- the rest of Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Zambales
- Pangasinan
- Benguet
- La Union
- Nueva Vizcaya
- the rest of Ilocos Sur
- Quirino
- Aurora
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Pampanga
- the northern portion of Bataan (Morong, Samal, Orani, Hermosa, Dinalupihan)
- the northern portion of Bulacan (Hagonoy, Doña Remedios Trinidad, Paombong, City of Malolos, Plaridel, Guiguinto, Pandi, Bustos, Angat, Calumpit, Pulilan, Baliuag, San Rafael, San Ildefonso, San Miguel)
Willie Nepomuceno, 75
Famed comedian, impersonator, and satirist Willie Nepomuceno has died at the age of 75 on Wednesday. The news was relayed by his bereaved family through Nepomuceno’s Facebook page.
According to them, ‘Willie Nep,’ “peacefully joined our Creator.” “Details about his wake will be announced soon,” they added.
In a report by GMA News, his family said that the comedian fell from his bed, which had caused him to suffer a head injury. He was then rush to the hospital, where he was given an operation due to subdural hematoma. But after the surgery, a recurrence of the hematoma, as well as new bleeding sites were discovered. His condition deteriorated, which led to his demise at 6:17 am today.
Willie Nepomuceno is a well-known figure in the Philippine comedy scene, particularly with his impersonation of several popular figures. Most notable are former Presidents like Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., Fidel Ramos, and Joseph Estrada. He had also been part of the TV5 (then ABC) comedy show ‘Ispup’.
Trendrod expresses its deepest sympathies and condolences to the loved ones, friends, and colleagues of Willie Nepomuceno.
CNN Philippines returns to YouTube a week after ‘termination’
In an announcement on Wednesday, CNN Philippines shared that they have triumphantly restored their YouTube channel. It can be recalled that the news channel’s account on the platform was “terminated” last week by the platform over an alleged “third-party copyright infringement claims.”
YouTube or Google did not make a statement about the matter. But CNNPH at that point said that “they are working hard” to bring back the channel online.
TikTok launches text-only feature
Social media giant TikTok announced earlier this week that it has launched a brand new feature on its app. It is none other than a text-only function, which allows users to share up to 1000 characters in a single post.
TikTok said that the option became available to some users since June and will now be rolled out to the platform’s more than 1 billion users worldwide. The addition of the unnamed text-only feature is the latest in the slew of “Twitter alternatives” that have popped up in recent months amidst the issues hounding the Elon Musk-owned platform, which recently rebranded as ‘X’. Rival Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, debuted Threads earlier this month and crossed its first 100 million users within days of its launch.
PTV, IBC in “exploratory talks” with Willie Revillame over ‘Wowowin’
Officials of PTV and IBC confirmed on Tuesday that they are in “exploratory talks” with Willie Revillame over the airing of ‘Wowowin’ on both channels. If this is sealed, the gameshow is said to be airing simultaneously on both stations. Its timeslot also being the prime gateway hour of 5:00 to 6:30 pm. As of now, nothing has been decided yet.
Andrea Brillantes, Sabrina Carpenter strike a convo during concert
Andrea Brillantes shared some snaps on her Instagram account of her encounter with Sabrina Carpenter during the American singer’s concert in Manila on Tuesday.
‘Dapat Alam Mo!’ to simulcast on GMA anew starting July 31
‘Dapat Alam Mo!’ simulcast on GMA returns, as ‘Luv Is: Love At First Read’ concludes its run soon. The simulcast GTV newsmagazine program is set to make its comeback on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 5:40 pm. ‘Dapat Alam Mo’ will also continue to be seen on both GTV and Pinoy Hits.
‘Dapat Alam Mo!’ premiered on GTV in October 2021. It was then aired on GMA in February 2022, as a filler program replacing ‘Wowowin’. The simulcast lasted for a month, with ‘Family Feud’ permanently taking over the timeslot in March of that year.
After its interim run on GMA, it is expected to be replaced (yet again) by ‘Family Feud’ once Dingdong Dantes’ gameshow returns with a new season sometime in September 2023. It is likely that it will also revert to being seen only on both GTV and Pinoy Hits thereafter.