'Josie' may exit PAR tonight
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:30 p.m.) — PAGASA said Tropical Depression Josie is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility between Sunday night and Monday morning.
In its 5 p.m. severe weather bulletin, the state weather bureau has also announced that all Tropical Cyclone Signal Warnings are lifted.
"Josie" continues to move north-northeastward at 25 kph. At 4 p.m. Sunday, the center of Josie was estimated at 330 km north-northeast of Basco, Batanes.
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon or "habagat" will bring scattered to widespread monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Western Visayas.
PAGASA warned residents of these areas, especially those living near river channels, in low-lying areas and in mountainous areas to take appropriate actions against possible flooding and landslide. The public is also advised to coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices and continue monitoring for updates.
Sea travel also remains risky over the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon.
"Josie" packs maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kph.
Rainy SONA day
In a radio interview early Sunday, PAGASA also said that monsoon rains are expected to pour all day during the third State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday.
Quezon City, where Batasan Complex, the site of Duterte's SONA, is located has announced class suspensions for Monday in view of the annual address of the Philippine president.
Other schools, meanwhile, also canceled classes on Monday due to the bad weather.
The low pressure area monitored west of Ilocos Sur has developed into a tropical depression Saturday morning, PAGASA says.
The tropical depression has been named "Josie." This is the tenth tropical cyclone in 2018.
It packs maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. “Josie” comes a day after Severe Tropical Storm Inday left the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 has been raised over Batanes, Northern Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands, Ilocos Norte, northern portion of Ilocos Sur, Apayao and northern portion of Abra.
Tropical Depression Josie is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
It has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kph, moving north at 20 kph.
The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to bring monsoon rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas.
PAGASA has lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals.
Tropical Depression Josie continues to move north-northeastward over the Philippine Sea.
PAGASA has lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals.
Tropical Depression Josie continues to move north-northeastward over the Philippine Sea.
Cavite Gov. Jesus Crispin Remulla places the whole province of Cavite under state of calamity.
Earlier, Marikina City and Balanga City and Dinalupihan in Bataan were also placed under the state of calamity.
This is due to the bad weather brought about by Tropical Depression Josie.
"Josie" is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility between Sunday night and Monday morning.
Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro announces that the city is placed under state of calamity.
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