(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 is now hoisted over three areas as Typhoon “Tisoy” moves westward.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Catanduanes, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar are under the storm signal.
Signal No. 1, on the other hand, is hoisted over Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate including Burias and Ticao Island, Marinduque, and Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, northern Iloilo (Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Bingawan, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dingle, Duenas, Estancia, Lambunao, Lemery, Passi City, San Dionisio, San Enrique, San Rafael, Sara), northern Antique (Culasi, Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Tibiao), northern Negros Occidental (Cadiz City, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante City, Manapla, Sagay City, Silay City, Toboso, Victorias City), northern Cebu (Asturias, Bantayan, Bogo City, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Daanbantayan, Danao City, Madridejos, Medellin, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Sogod, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Tuburan, Tudela), Samar, Biliran, Camotes Island, Leyte, and Southern Leyte, and Dinagat Islands.
PAGASA said as of 10 a.m., the center of “Tisoy” was 705 km east of Virac, Catanduanes, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph.
It is moving west at 25 kph.
PAGASA said tomorrow, occasional to frequent heavy rains are expected over Bicol Region, Samar provinces, and Biliran, while moderate to occasional heavy rains are expected over Romblon, Marinduque, and Quezon.
Sea travel is risky, especially for small sea craft, over the seaboards of areas under a storm signal, the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboards of the country due to prevailing or forecast rough sea conditions.
“Tisoy” is still forecast to make landfall over Bicol Region between tomorrow evening and early Tuesday morning.