Signal No. 1 up over 19 areas due to ‘Maring’

Tropical Depression Maring slightly intensified as it continued to move towards Quezon-Aurora, the state weather bureau said early Tuesday.

Bicol region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Pangasinan will have moderate to heavy rains due to the tropical cyclone, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

Signal No. 1 was hoisted over the following areas:

Metro Manila
Catanduanes
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Nothern Quezon incl. Polillo Island Rizal
Bulacan
Pampanga
Quirino
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Vizcaya
Benguet
La Union
Tarlac
Zambales
Bataan
Pangasinan
Laguna
Quirino
Aurora

Sea travel remained risky over the eastern seaboards of Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol region.

Maring was last spotted 135 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gusts of to 65 kph.

It moved west northwest at 11 kph.

Typhoon Lannie, which is also inside the Philippine area of responsibility, continued to move over Batanes-Taiwan area, Pagasa said.