LUZON and the Visayas are expected to
experience more rains as two storms are in the Philippine area
of responsibility, the weather bureau said yesterday.
"Cosme" was spotted 395 km west of Calapan
City, Oriental Mindoro at 2 a.m. yesterday with maximum winds of
65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is
forecast to move north at 7 kph.
This afternoon, Cosme is expected to be 100
km southwest of Dagupan City, 70 km east of Aparri, Cagayan
tomorrow, and 590 km northeast of Basco, Batanes on Monday.
Cosme will continue to enhance the southwest
monsoon and bring rains over Luzon and Western Visayas.
Residents in low-lying areas and near
mountain slopes are advised to take precautions against possible
flashfloods and landslides.
Storm "Dindo" was spotted 680 km east
northeast of Basco, Batanes with maximum winds of 65 kph near
the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move
northeast at 30 kph.
Areas under signal No. 1 are Bataan, Bulacan,
Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Nueva
Vizcaya, Ifugao, Benguet, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Abra, La Union
and Ilocos Sur.
In Negros Occidental, floods triggered by typhoon "Buchoy"
this week caused about P6 million in damage to palay and
fishponds in eight towns and cities. – Randy Nobleza and
Gilbert Bayoran
