Pasig River Ferry. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — Operations of the Pasig River Ferry Service are temporarily suspended on Wednesday due to Severe Tropical Storm Ulysses, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said.
In an advisory, the MMDA said ferry operations were suspended after the weather bureau hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over Metro Manila.
“The operations of the Pasig River Ferry Service is suspended today, Nov. 11 (Wednesday), as Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 is raised over Metro Manila due to typhoon Ulysses,” it said.
At present, Signal No. 2 is hoisted over the following areas in Luzon:
– southern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan)
– southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Dupax Del Norte, Dupax Del Sur, Aritao, Santa Fe, Alfonso Castaneda)
– eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, San Manuel, Natividad, San Quintin, Umingan, Tayug, Santa Maria, Balungao, Asingan, Urdaneta City, Malasiqui, Bayambang, Basista, Bautista, Alcala, Villasis, Rosales, Binalonan, Laoac, Santo Tomas)
– southern portion of Zambales (Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Narciso, San Marcelino, San Antonio, Castillejos, Subic, Olongapo City)
– Bataan
– Tarlac
– Pampanga
– Nueva Ecija
– Aurora
– Bulacan
– Metro Manila
– Rizal
– Laguna
– Cavite
– Batangas
– Quezon including Polillo Islands
– Marinduque
– northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island
– northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Pola, Victoria, Naujan, Baco, Calapan City, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera)
– Camarines Norte
– Camarines Sur
– Albay
– Sorsogon
– Catanduanes
– Burias and Ticao Islands
Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 is raised in the following areas:
Luzon
– Isabela
– rest of Quirino
– rest of Nueva Vizcaya
– Kalinga
– Mountain Province
– Ifugao
– Benguet
– Abra
– Ilocos Sur
– La Union
– rest of Pangasinan
– rest of Zambales
– rest of Occidental Mindoro
– rest of Oriental Mindoro, Romblon
– rest of Masbate
Visayas
– Northern Samar
– northern portion of Samar (Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Tarangnan, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao)
– northern portion of Eastern Samar (Maslog, Dolores, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad)
Severe tropical storm Ulysses is already “nearing typhoon category” as it is forecast to reach its peak intensity prior to landfall, Pagasa said Wednesday morning.
Signal No. 3 may be raised over Metro Manila and portions of Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Bicol Region once severe tropical storm Ulysses develops into a typhoon.