‘Bising’ stronger but moving away from PH

Tropical Depression “Bising” slightly intensified as it continued to move north northeast away from the Philippines, the weather bureau said Monday.

The weather disturbance packed maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 70 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

Bising was last spotted 415 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, moving at 11 kph north northeast.

Cloudy skies with light to moderate rain and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Eastern Visayas and Caraga region, Pagasa said.

The northeast monsoon, meanwhile, continued to affect Northern Luzon.

Metro Manila and the regions of Central Luzon, Cordillera, the rest of Ilocos and of Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with isolated light rain.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will be experienced over the rest of the country. CBB