Typhoon Bising Rapidly Intensifies while Approaching PH

Typhoon Bising continues to strengthen as it creeps closer to the Philippines with its last location being 705 km. east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its severe weather bulletin issued at 5 a.m. on Saturday that typhoon Bising is moving west-northwest at 20 kph, with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kph.

The severe weather bulletin further added that Bising may reach peak intensity of around 195 kph to 205 kph on Sunday.

The weather bureau said Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Masbate, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Camotes Islands might experience moderate to heavy with at times intense rains on Sunday.

Moreover, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao regions are expected to experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 has been raised over the central and eastern portions of Sorsogon (Castilla, Magallanes, Matnog, Juban, Irosin, Bulan, Santa Magdalena, Bulusan, Barcelona, Casiguran, Gubat, Prieto Diaz, and Sorsogon City), the eastern portion of Albay (Manito, Legazpi City, Santo Domingo, Malilipot, Bacacay, Tabaco City, Rapu-Rapu, Malinaw, and Tiwi), the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Presentacion, Caramoan, and Garchitorena), and Catanduanes in Luzon.

TCWS No. 1 has been raised in the Visayas region specifically Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Camotes Islands.

TCWS No. 1 has also been raised in the Mindanao region specifically over the Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte (including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands), and Surigao del Sur. (GFB)