The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 on Wednesday evening, Feb. 4, as Tropical Depression Basyang (international name: Penha) intensified into a tropical storm while moving westward over the Philippine...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental and Siquijor have suspended classes due to tropical depression “Basyang.” Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria suspended classes on Feb. 5 and 6 as Basyang will traverse Northeastern Mindanao and Central and Western Visayas between Thursday and...
Classes were suspended in several areas in Cebu province on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in preparation for the possible effects of tropical depression ‘’Basyang.’’ In Cebu City, Mayor Nestor Archival announced that the city has been placed under blue alert status following a coordination meeting led...
The alert status, which indicates that all teams are ready for deployment for incidents needing assistance from the province, took effect at 5 p.m. for the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and Emergency Operations Center, until weather conditions significantly improve. As...
Tropical Depression Basyang moved closer to eastern Mindanao on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 over 12 areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. As of 5 p.m., the...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has ordered nationwide preparedness measures as Tropical Depression (TD) “Basyang” threatens the eastern part of Mindanao. In a memorandum order issued by NDRRMC Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-13 (Caraga) has activated Quick Response Teams (QRT) for tropical cyclone “Basyang.” It is coordinating with local disaster risk reduction and management offices in different local government units to ensure that enough relief...
Tropical Depression Basyang may intensify into a tropical storm before making landfall over eastern Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said, as the cyclone continued moving southwestward east of Mindanao on Wednesday, Feb.4. The...
Tropical Depression Basyang is expected to bring widespread heavy to intense rainfall over Mindanao, Visayas, and Palawan over the next three days, threatening communities with possible flooding and landslides, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Tropical Depression Basyang accelerated as it moved closer to Mindanao, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over the southern portion of Surigao del Sur on Wednesday morning, Feb. 4. As of 5...
11 p.m., Feb. 4 Tropical Storm Basyang (international name: Penha) was located 560 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, moving westward at 15 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour. Tropical...
Tropical Depression Basyang entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, and is expected to make landfall over eastern Mindanao or the southern portion of Eastern Visayas later this week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
