I thought we were going to drown,” he recalled. “Me, my eldest sister, and my grandmother were trapped in the corner-most room of our house and the floodwater kept rising. But in 1998, he had a near-death experience during the onslaught of Typhoon Loleng. His earliest personal memory of a typhoon was when he was eight years old in 1995. Even if we’re not hit directly, we feel the effects,” Rojas said. The elders would talk about it all the time and we’d get multiple typhoons. “From a young age, I was aware of these severe weather events.
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But I was happy with how my launch turned out.”Īfter the show, Rojas was welcomed by ABS-CBN News Head Ging Reyes alongside his new colleagues into his new professional home.Ī post shared by Ariel Rojas someone who grew up in Bato, Catanduanes-one of the most typhoon-hit provinces in the country-Rojas has long been interested in the weather. “The biggest challenge was, for me, to calm my nerves because live TV is different from what I was doing in PAGASA. 13, he was officially introduced as a Kapamilya and delivered his very first weather presentation for the news program. I think it’s the biggest break of my career.” “Before I knew it, I signed the contract. I just went with the flow,” he told PhilSTAR L!fe, adding that he knew such an opportunity would provide him with a bigger platform and a wider reach. During that time, Rojas was working for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, while also helping popularize meteorology through his social media. Not too long after Kuya Kim’s transfer to GMA-7, the 34-year-old Rojas got a call following his application to become ABS-CBN's weatherman. ABS-CBN's newest weatherman is aware of the big shoes he needs to fill, but the social media savvy millennial, who was formerly with the state weather bureau, believes he can make a different mark following the "biggest break" of his career.
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