Typhoon Karding ( Nuro) Hits Northern Philippines including Aurora Province

The other day Typhoon Karding ( Nuro) hits Northern Luzon including Aurora Province. In Aurora province's hard-hit Dingalan town, more than 6,000 houses were damaged and a newly built evacuation center housing more 200 displaced families was battered by the fierce wind and rain but no injuries were reported, officials said. Here's an excerpt from the local news dated September 26, 2022.

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving six people dead, knocking down power in two entire provinces, trapping villagers in floods and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work in and around the capital.

The most powerful typhoon to hit the country this year slammed ashore in Burdeos town in Quezon province before nightfall on Sunday then weakened as it barreled overnight across the main Luzon region, where more than 52,000 people were moved to emergency shelters, some forcibly, officials said.

The above news prompted me to do some search on the provinces in the Philippines. 

During my elementary school days in the Philippines in the late 1940's. I believed there were only 50 provinces in the Philippines. Today there are 82* provinces divided into 17 regions.  The provinces are grouped into 17 regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics.

While surfing the Internet, I found the following video on Aurora Province which inspired me to post this article in my blogs. It is about 44 minutes but beautifully made documentary about one of the 82 provinces in the Philippines-my island of birth.

Macrine (RIP) was raised in Marinduque and I was born in the province of Iloilo. I finished my Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City in 1955. We moved and immigrated to the US in 1960 and became US Citizens in 1972. 

Meanwhile enjoy this short video of Chateau Du Mer -our second home in Marinduque. 

Here's the list of the 82 provinces of the Philippines for your information: 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines  

Meanwhile enjoy this photo of delicious lunch of coconut lobster and cucumber salad at Chateau Du Mer, Marinduque, 2013

Note: How many islands do the Philippines have in 2020? A. According to the latest data by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, the Philippines has a total of 7641 islands.