Signal No. 1 up over Metro Manila, 18 other areas

Typhoon Jolina /DOST Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and 18 other areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 on Tuesday due to Typhoon Jolina, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

In its latest bulletin, Pagasa said the typhoon continues to move west northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph) over the Samar Sea towards Masbate.

The center of the eye of “Jolina” was last located over the coastal waters of Almagro, Samar. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.

Metro Manila was not under any TCWS in the previous bulletin of Pagasa. But in its 8 a.m. update, the state weather bureau said strong winds are prevailing or are expected within the next 36 hours in the capital region and the following 18 other areas placed under TCWS No. 1:  

• Catanduanes
• rest of Camarines Sur
• rest of Camarines Norte
• rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
• Laguna
• Cavite
• Batangas
• Bulacan
• rest of Romblon
• Oriental Mindoro
• rest of Northern Samar
• rest of Eastern Samar
• rest of Leyte
• northern portion of Southern Leyte (Silago, Bontoc, Sogod)
• northern portion of Cebu (Carmen, Tuburan, Catmon, Sogod, Tabuelan, Borbon, Tabogon, San Remigio, City of Bogo, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Camotes and Bantayan Islands
• northeastern portion of Iloilo (Concepcion, Sara, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Carles, Balasan)
• northern portion of Aklan (Malay, Nabas, Ibajay, Tangalan, Makato, Numancia, Lezo, New Washington, Kalibo, Batan, Altavas)
• northern portion of Capiz (Pilar, Panay, Roxas City, Sapi-An, Ivisan, Pontevedra, Panitan, President Roxas, Ma-Ayon)

Meanwhile, TCWS No. 2 is still raised in the following areas where “damaging gale-force to storm-force winds” are prevailing or expected within 24 hours:

• Albay
• Sorsogon
• rest of Masbate
• western and southern portions of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Lupi, Ragay, Libmanan, Sipocot, Cabusao, Pasacao, Pamplona, Gainza, Camaligan, Canaman, Magarao, Bombon, Naga City, Pili, Ocampo, Iriga City, Sagñay, Buhi, Milaor, San Fernando, Minalabac, Bula, Nabua, Baao, Balatan, Bato, Calabanga)
• western portion of Camarines Norte (Capalonga, Jose Panganiban, Labo, San Vicente, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Santa Elena)
• Marinduque
• southern portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Buenavista, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Francisco, San Andres, Catanauan, Calauag, General Luna, Lopez, Macalelon, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Pitogo, Gumaca, Plaridel)
• eastern portion of Romblon (San Fernando, Magdiwang, Cajidiocan, Romblon, Banton, Corcuera)
• rest of Biliran
• western portion of Northern Samar (Silvino Lobos, Lope de Vega, Catarman, Bobon, San Jose, Rosario, Lavezares, Biri, Allen, Victoria, Mondragon)
• rest of Samar
• northern portion of Leyte (Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango, Leyte, Villaba, Matag-Ob, Kananga, Carigara, Jaro, Pastrana, Santa Fe, Tacloban City, Barugo, San Miguel, Alangalang, Tunga, Babatngon, Capoocan)

TCWS No. 3 is still raised in four areas:

• northern and eastern portions of Masbate (Pio V. Corpuz, Palanas, Cataingan, Placer, Dimasalang, Uson, Cawayan, Esperanza, Mobo, Aroroy, Baleno, City of Masbate, Mandaon, Milagros) including Ticao and Burias Islands
• extreme western portion of Northern Samar (San Vicente, Capul, San Isidro, San Antonio)
• northern portion of Biliran (Kawayan, Maripipi, Almeria)
• northwestern portion of Samar (Santo Niño, Tagapul-An, Almagro, Calbayog City)

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