LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — With several typhoons entering the Philippines each year, names like “Yolanda,” “Odette,” and “Ruping” have become etched in public memory. But how are these names chosen, and why are some of them retired? How Pagasa’s naming system began According to an article from the Department of Science and Technology, the practice […]... Keep on reading: EXPLAINER: How Pagasa names typhoons — andwhy some names are retired