The lat­est offi­cial death toll in the Philip­pines from the world’s strongest
typhoon ever to reach land on Novem­ber 8 has reached 5,719, with 1,779 still
missing.

After weeks of deploy­ment the Philip­pines Ama­teur Radio Asso­ci­a­tion (PARA)
has stood …

Ham Emer­gency Radio Oper­a­tion (HERO) sta­tions acti­vat­ed by the Philippines
Ama­teur Radio Asso­ci­a­tion (PARA) are still in demand after Typhoon Haiyan
(Yolan­da), a Category‑5 storm, wreaked its destruc­tion on Novem­ber 8. 

PARA Vice Chief Oper­at­ing Offi­cer, Ramon …

One of the most pow­er­ful storms ever record­ed hit the cen­tral Philippines
on Novem­ber 8 with 314-km/  winds that killed about 4,000 peo­ple, swept away
coastal vil­lages and dev­as­tat­ed main cities.

The Philip­pines Ama­teur Radio Asso­ci­a­tion (PARA) and its …

More than a week after being hit by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolan­da) in one of the
worst nat­ur­al dis­as­ters in recent his­to­ry, sur­vivors of the cen­tral Philippines
have basic needs of food, water and med­i­cine, shel­ter, evac­u­a­tion, communication
and power.

The Philip­pines Amateur …

While human­i­tar­i­an aid con­tin­ues to flow albeit slow­ly in some areas in the
after­math of Typhoon Haiyan in cen­tral Philip­pines, the Ham Emer­gency Radio
Oper­a­tor net­work sta­tions are han­dling lots of vital messages. 

The death toll has been put at 2,000 or …