Kalayaan Islands under Signal No. 1 due to tropical depression outside PAR

Manila Bulletin

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, Dec. 22 said tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 was raised over Kalayaan Islands, Palawan due to the anticipated direct impact from the tropical depression outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).  In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of the tropical depression was located 365 kilometers south of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts reaching 70 kph.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/22/kalayaan-islands-under-signal-no-1  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00The low-pressure area we are monitoring outside our area of responsibility

00:05was hit by a typhoon earlier this morning at 8 o'clock in the morning.

00:09And we can see that this typhoon can affect the islands of Calayaan or Calayaan Islands

00:16if we call this typhoon Romina.

00:19And at the moment, aside from the effect of this typhoon on Calayaan Islands,

00:23we can also see that there are rains that can be experienced in Palawan province

00:28or in the remaining part of Palawan province

00:31due to the effect of this typhoon Romina.

00:35And its location, based on our latest analysis,

00:38was last seen on the line 365 kilometers south of Calayaan Islands.

00:43The strong winds reached 55 kilometers per hour near the center

00:47and gustiness reached 70 kilometers per hour.

00:51And its current movement is to the north, north of Silangan.

00:56This is a bit faster, 30 kilometers per hour.

00:59Meanwhile, aside from this typhoon, we still have gustiness

01:03that can be affected here in a large part of the north and the center of Luzon.

01:09And we also have a shear line, or the boundary of Salubongan,

01:12of gustiness and wind coming from the Pacific Ocean.

01:16And that shear line has a big effect of the rains.

01:19It causes heavy rainfall in a large part of southern Luzon,

01:23especially the eastern section of southern Luzon and eastern section of Visayas.

01:53It is possible that this will intensify or grow stronger by that time

01:57before this continues to move away from our landmass,

02:01or move away from our area of responsibility.

02:05At the moment, the signal number one in Calayaan Islands is high.

02:08That is why there is a threat, or minimal to minor threat to life and property

02:13in the next 36 hours.

02:15That is why the precautions and preparation of our citizens there,

02:18especially that we are expecting that there will be gusts of wind

02:23and heavy rainfall that will hit Baguiong Romina.

02:28Our weather advisory is still in effect in many provinces of our country.

02:34So, it is possible that there will be intense to torrential rainfalls here in Calayaan Islands

02:40because of Baguiong Romina.

02:42Meanwhile, we are expecting heavy to intense rains here in the remaining part of Palawan province.

02:49Moderate to heavy can be experienced here in Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,

02:54Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro,

02:59here in Masbate, Northern Samar, in Capiz, Iloilo, Aklan, and Antique.

03:05That is why our advice to our citizens there is still to be careful.

03:09You cannot be reckless and it is still possible for floods

03:13because of continuous rains.

03:16Meanwhile, tomorrow or tomorrow afternoon until Tuesday afternoon,

03:21it is still possible for heavy to intense rains because of the shear line

03:24here in Quezon province, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes.

03:28While moderate to heavy or moderate to strong rains

03:33can be experienced in Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate,

03:36here in Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and in Palawan province.

03:42And by the third day or Tuesday noon to Wednesday noon,

03:45it is still possible for heavy to intense rains here in Aurora,

03:50Quezon province, and while moderate to heavy here in Isabela,

03:54Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes,

03:59Masbate, and here in Oriental Mindoro.

04:01It is still a shear line.

04:05Meanwhile, our gale warning is still high in Batanes.

04:08So, in the coastal areas of Batanes, Baboyan Islands,

04:11Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur,

04:14up to here in Kalayaan Islands,

04:16where our storm Siromina is located.

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