MANILA, Philippines - Bad weather prompted the cancelation of about 20 flights on Friday, the Department of Transporation and Communications announced.
The following flights from PAL Express and Cebu Pacific were suspended:
2P-2079 Manila-Catarman
2P-2080 Catarman-Manila
2P-2071 Manila-Calbayog
2P-2072 Calbayog-Manilaa
5J-323 Manila-Legazpi
5J-324 Legazpi-Manila
2P-2925 Manila-Legazpi
2P-2926 Legazpi-Manila
5J-521 Manila-Naga
5J-522 Naga-Manila
2P-2031 Manila-Busuanga
2P-2032 Busuanga-Manila
5J-329 Manila-Legazpi
5J-330 Legazpi-Manila
2P-2927 Manila-Legazpi
2P-2928 Legazpi-Manila
5J 329 Manila-Busuanga
5J-330 Busuanga-Manila
5J-899 Manila-Caticlan
5J-900 Caticlan-Manila
Two other PAL Express flights were canceled due to marketing requirements: 2P-2049 (Manila-Caticlan) and 2P-2050 (Caticlan-Manila).
The weather bureau noted a Low Pressure Area at 180 kilometers northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar or 230 km east of Catarman Northern Samar, bringing cloudy skies and moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms over Bicol, MIMAROPA and Visayas.
Metro Manila, CALABARZON and Northern Mindanao will have light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms, the weather bureau added.