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| PAGASA highlights parts of Luzon that will experience heavy rains and possible flooding |
Classes and offices have been ordered shut again this Friday in Metro Manila and 34 provinces across the Philippines with the approach of Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may).
The Philippines’ national bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) said the typhoon made landfall in Agno, Pangasinan province at 10:40pm Thursday night.
Emong was packing a maximum wind speed of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 165 kph while slowly moving to the east when it slammed into Agno.
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It is expected to hit ground twice as it crosses Northern Luzon, before emerging over Babuyan channel by Friday morning or noon.
PAGASA forecasts heavy rains in many parts of Luzon until Sunday evening due to the combined effects of typhoon Emong and the southwest monsoon. It warned floods and landslides are possible in the affected areas.
Earlier on Thursday, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced the suspension of classes and work in Metro Manila and 34 provinces, many of which are just recovering from massive flooding brought about by monsoon rains and typhoon Crising (international name Wipha).
The provinces included in the suspension are Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Tarlac, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Apayao, Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan.
DILG Secretary , Jonvic Remulla said in the advisory that government frontline workers are not included in the work suspension order.
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| Flooding on Taft Avenue earlier this week due to monsoon rains (PhilStar) |
Meanwhile, PAGASA raised typhoon signals 4 to 1 across Luzon, depending on the wind speed in each area:
Signal No 4, (with winds between 118 and 184 kilometers per hour in the next 12 hours) was raised over the Ilocos region, including the following: Southwestern portion of La Union (Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Bacnotan, San Juan, City of San Fernando, Bauang, Caba, Aringay, Agoo, Santo Tomas); western portion of Ilocos Sur (Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Tagudin); northern portion of Pangasinan (Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos, Burgos, Dasol, Mabini, Sual).
Signal No 3, indicating wind speed of between 89 and 117 kph, in the next 18 hours, was hoisted over the rest of Ilocos Sur and La Union, as well as the following: southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Laoag City, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Dingras, Solsona, Nueva Era, City of Batac, Marcos, Paoay, Currimao, Banna, Pinili, Badoc); central portion of Pangasinan (Lingayen, Bugallon, Infanta, Dagupan City, San Fabian, Binmaley, Labrador, Sison, Pozorrubio, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mapandan, San Carlos City, Aguilar); Abra, western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko); western portion of Benguet (Sablan, Kapangan, Mankayan, Tuba, Bakun, Kibungan) and extreme northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz)
Signal No 2, with winds between 62 and 88 kph in the next 24 hours, is in force in the rest of Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, northern portion of Zambales (Masinloc, Candelaria, Palauig, Iba); Apayao, Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, Benguet, Ifugao, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands; northern and western portions of Isabela (Cordon, City of Santiago, Ramon, San Isidro, Alicia, San Mateo, Cabatuan, San Manuel, Luna, Aurora, Burgos, Roxas, Quirino, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Cabagan, Santa Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Santo Tomas, Tumauini, Gamu, Ilagan City, City of Cauayan, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian); northwestern portion of Quirino (Diffun), western and central portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Villaverde, Solano, Bagabag, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi); northwestern portion of Nueva Ecija (Nampicuan, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Lupao, Carranglan, Guimba); northern portion of Tarlac (Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Pura, Ramos, Anao, San Manuel, Moncada, Paniqui, Camiling, San Clemente)
Signal
No 1, with wind speed of between 39 and 61 kph in the
next 36 hours is hoisted over the rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya,
Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Zambales, as well as the northern and
central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria
Aurora, Baler, San Luis); western and central portions of Pampanga (Porac,
Floridablanca, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Magalang, Mexico, Bacolor, City of
San Fernando, Santa Rita, Guagua, Arayat, Lubao, Santa Ana); northern portion
of Bataan (Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Morong); and the rest of Zambales
