Signal No. 2 up in parts of Visayas, Mindanao as Typhoon Odette intensifies
MANILA, Philippines — Signal No. 2 has been raised in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao as Typhoon Odette further intensified, state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday afternoon.
At 4 p.m., Odette was located 485 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur with winds of 130 kph and gusts of up to 160 kph.
The typhoon is forecast to make landfall in the vicinity of Caraga or Eastern Visayas on Thursday afternoon or evening.
It will then continue to move westward and cross several provinces in Central and Western Visayas before emerging over the Sulu Sea on Friday.
Tropical cyclone wind signals are hoisted over:
Signal No. 2
- southern portion of Eastern Samar (City of Borongan, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Llorente, Lawaan, Balangiga, Giporlos, Quinapondan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan)
- southern portion of Samar (Basey, Marabut, Santa Rita)
- Southern Leyte
- central and southern portions of Leyte (Ormoc City, Jaro, Alangalang, Tacloban City, Palompon, Merida, Isabel, Palo, Santa Fe, Pastrana, Tanauan, Dagami, Tabontabon, Tolosa, Julita, Dulag, Burauen, Albuera, City of Baybay, La Paz, Mayorga, Macarthur, Javier, Abuyog, Mahaplag, Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato, Matalom, Babatngon)
- Camotes Islands
- eastern portion of Bohol (Garcia Hernandez, Jagna, Sierra Bullones, Dagohoy, Talibon, Trinidad, San Miguel, Pilar, Duero, Guindulman, Anda, Candijay, Alicia, Mabini, Ubay, Bien Unido, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia)
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao del Sur
- Dinagat Islands
- Agusan del Sur
- Agusan del Norte
- northeastern portion of Bukidnon (Impasug-Ong, Malitbog)
- eastern portion of Misamis Oriental (Villanueva, Jasaan, Claveria, Balingasag, Lagonglong, Salay, Medina, Gingoog City, Magsaysay, Talisayan, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Sugbongcogon, Binuangan)
- Camiguin
Signal No. 1
- Catanduanes
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
- southern portion of Quezon (Guinayangan, Lopez, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, Buenavista, San Narciso, Mulanay, San Francisco, San Andres)
- Marinduque
- Romblon
- central and southern portions of Oriental Mindoro (City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, Mansalay, Bulalacao)
- central and southern portions of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Calintaan, Rizal, San Jose, Magsaysay)
- northern portion of Palawan (Taytay, Dumaran, Araceli, El Nido, Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands)
- Northern Samar
- rest of Eastern Samar
- rest of Samar
- Biliran
- rest of Leyte
- rest of Bohol
- Cebu
- Siquijor
- Negros Oriental
- Negros Occidental
- Guimaras
- Iloilo
- Antique
- Capiz
- Aklan
- northern portion of Davao Oriental (Boston, Cateel)
- northern portion of Davao de Oro (Monkayo, Compostela, Montevista, Laak)
- northern portion of Davao del Norte (San Isidro, Kapalong)
- northwestern and central portions of Bukidnon (City of Malaybalay, Cabanglasan, San Fernando, City of Valencia, Lantapan, Talakag, Baungon, Libona, Sumilao, Manolo Fortich)
- rest of Misamis Oriental
- Misamis Occidental
- northern portion of Lanao del Norte (Iligan City, Tagoloan, Pantar, Baloi, Matungao, Linamon, Kauswagan, Poona Piagapo, Bacolod, Maigo, Kolambugan, Munai)
- northern portion of Zamboanga del Sur (Dumingag, Mahayag, Molave, Josefina)
- northwestern portion of Zamboanga del Norte (Jose Dalman, Manukan, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Katipunan, Sergio Osmeña Sr., Dipolog City, Polanco, Piñan, Mutia, Dapitan City, La Libertad, Rizal, Sibutad, Siayan, Sindangan, Bacungan, Salug, Godod, Liloy)
- northern portion of Lanao del Sur (Tagoloan II, Kapai, Bubong)
What to expect
Heavy rainfall
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains over: Caraga, Davao Oriental, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte
Heavy to intense with at times torrential rains over: Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, the northern portion of Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, the northern portion of Agusan del Sur, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, and Negros Occidental
Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over: Leyte, the southern portions of Eastern Samar and Samar, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, the northern portion of Zamboanga del Norte and the rest of Caraga
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains over: Bicol Region, the rest of Zamboanga del Norte, Oriental Mindoro,
Romblon, and the rest of Visayas and Northern Mindanao
Severe winds
Gale- to storm-force strength in areas udner Signal No. 2
Strong winds (strong breeze to near gale) with higher gusts in areas under Signal No. 1
Forecast position
- 8 p.m., December 16: Over the coastal waters of Santa Monica,Surigao del Norte
- 8 a.m., December 17: Over the coastal waters of Araceli, Palawan
- 8 a.m., December 19: 120 km East Northeast of Pag-asa Island,Kalayaan, Palawan
- 8 a.m., December 20: 360 km Northwest of Pag-asa Island,Kalayaan, Palawan (outside the PAR)
- 8 a.m., December 21: 990 km West of Northern Luzon (outside the PAR)
PAGASA says severe tropical storm Rai entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at around 7 p.m. Tuesday. It was assigned the local name Odette.
Telco giant Globe has completed network service repairs in municipalities of Anda, Dauis, Loon and Panglao in Bohol, San Fernando in Cebu, and Baybay, Albuera in Leyte, and Limasawa in Southern Leyte.
Services in Mindanao's Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte have also been restored as of January 4.
Globe says it has equipped local government units affected by Super Typhoon Odette with an M360 platform, used to send SMS updates to their offices and constituencies. "Palawan, Southern Leyte, and Cebu municipalities Naga, Cordova and the city of Mandaue, were among the first to avail of this free service," the telco says in a release.
Network coverage has been restored in 98% of areas with PLDT and Smart coverage in Bacolod.
The telco group says in a release that network services have been restored in 90% of Visayas cities and municipalities affected by Super Typhoon Odette.
Earlier, PLDT-Smart reported the full restoration of services in Antique, Iloilo, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar.
The Technical Education and Skils Development Authority in the Cordillera is sending 19 trainers to Bohol, one of the provinces that was hit hard by Super Typhoon Odette last December.
The trainers will help in the recovery and rebuilding efforts in the province by giving skills training to Boholanons.
TESDA Cordillera, along with the TESDA in the Ilocos region, will be giving free training, particularly on construction-related courses. The training will help in the rebuilding homes and other structures destroyed by the strongest typhoon that visited the country since Super Typhoon Yolanda.
The trainers are from the Provincial Training Centers of TESDA Kalinga, TESDA Mountain Province, TESDA Abra, TESDA Apayao, and TESDA Ifugao. There are four trainers for Electrical Installation and Maintenance, nine trainers for Carpentry, and six trainers for Masonry. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao
The Department of the Interior and Local Government and other regional goverment offices in SOCCSKSARGEN has sent relief supplies for typhoon-stricken areas in the Caraga Region.
The supplies were transported in a 24-vehicle convoy that included dump trucks.
The humanitarian mission is a joint initiative of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Regional Task Force on COVID-19.
The convoy on Tuesday follows an initial shipment of relief supplies to the Caraga Region that the DILG regional office initiated.
The provisions — clothings, food rations and hygiene kits — were received by DILG personnel in the Caraga region. — The STAR/John Unson
Total agriculture damage from Typhoon Odette is at P5.79 billion and counting, Agriculture Secretary William Dar says.
More than 70,000 hectares of agricultural land were affected.
Meanwhile, more than 506,000 houses were damaged by the super typhoon and may reach up to 600,000, Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario says.
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