Pagasa raises signal No. 1 in 5 provinces

PAGASA-DOST MTSAT-EIR Satellite Image for 12 n.n., 24 May 2011

MANILA, Philippines–Tropical storm Chedeng pushed toward the Philippines with greater force, compelling the weather bureau to raise storm signal warnings over five provinces.

Public storm warning signal No. 1 was placed over Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and Samar, Pagasa said.

As of 11 am Tuesday, the cyclone was spotted 490km east of Borongan, Eastern Samar.

Chedeng was moving west northwest packing maximum winds of 105 kph that were gusting at 135 kph.

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