“When the event was rescheduled in late October because of Typhoon Haima, many of the swimmers in my team were nervous and worried. ‘Move ahead [of this problem]’, I told them. You shouldn ...

In 2016, Cagayan was hit by Typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima), which carried maximum sustained winds of 225 kph and gustiness of up to 315 kph, leaving four fatalities in the province.