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Christopher Sitson

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<p>BAGUIO CITY — Residents in Baguio City are preparing for the possible onslaught of Typhoon Uwan.</p><p>After almost four months, Michael Balajadia, a resident of Barangay Camp Seven, Baguio City, is once again worried about the expected onslaught of Typhoon Uwan.</p><p>Balajadia’s car was destroyed and his dog died after a rock fell from the mountain last July when Typhoon Crising hit.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang laking bato &#x27;yun. Dalawa talaga, mas malaki pa sa bahay na ito, tapos yung tinamaan ng bato roon malaki pa,&quot; said Michael.</p><p>(They were very big rocks. Bigger than this house. And one rock hit an even bigger one)</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:536px;height:856px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1987290283772346595&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-11-08T22%3A47%3A05.783314%3Aa355fa29-713f-43f3-8734-1d707b9155fe%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b755841d9547bbeb4bc52cbf7231137f43b1b266&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1987290283772346595"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>His neighbors, the Ayson family, had already prepared their go bag as early as Saturday night, November 8, in anticipation of the expected impact of Typhoon Uwan.</p><p>On Sunday morning, Babylyn and Julius, along with their children, said they wouldl evacuate even before the rains intensify.</p><p>&quot;Dahil sa experience namin na laging may nalalaglag dito, ayaw na po namin maulit... pagkatapos ng almusal, alis na kami,&quot; said Babylyn.</p><p>(Because of our experience of landslides and rockslides, we don&#x27;t want to go through that again... after breakfast, we&#x27;ll evacuate)</p><p>Julius said the family monitors typhoon progress online.</p><p>&quot;Bago man dumating ang bagyo, umaalis na kami para makaiwas for the safety na rin ng family ko,&quot; shared Julius.</p><p>(Even before it hits, we evacuate for our safety)</p><p>It was quiet and there were almost no tourists at the Lion’s Head, a tourist attraction along Kennon Road going up to Baguio City.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:599px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1987303153776402544&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-11-08T23%3A46%3A40.567104%3A380ef787-9803-4ed3-8e42-09cb24df2515%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=23472369130b506928fb8ceb417e2cecdf67212d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1987303153776402544"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Several souvenir shops closed early due to the expected onslaught of the typhoon.</p><p>Rebecca Pulas, one of the vendors, said she does not want the wind to blow her goods away and damage them, which is what happened during the last typhoon.</p><p>&quot;Sa ngayon nakakatakot, parang iba &#x27;yung ine-expect lalo na matapos &#x27;yung nangyari sa Cebu,&quot; she also said.</p><p>(This one is scary. We&#x27;re expecting the worst, especially after what happened to Cebu)</p><p>Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal Number 3 has been raised over Benguet.</p><p>There will be no work in government offices and no classes at all levels in Baguio City on Monday due to Typhoon Uwan, according to Mayor Benjamin Magalong&#x27;s announcement on Friday, November 7.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/9/-uwan-nears-super-typhoon-strength-as-it-approaches-catanduanes-0646"><strong>&#x27;Uwan&#x27; nears super typhoon strength as it approaches Catanduanes</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ZOc6HJEms?si=w4U6vnU8o8scJCjZ" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>After almost four months, Michael Balajadia, a resident of Barangay Camp Seven, Baguio City, is once again worried about the expected onslaught of Typhoon Uwan.</p>

After almost four months, Michael Balajadia, a resident of Barangay Camp Seven, Baguio City, is once again worried about the expected onslaught of Typhoon Uwan.

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Few tourists, souvenir shops closed as Baguio City prepares for 'Uwan'

Christopher Sitson,

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Published November 09, 2025 09:34 AM PHT

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