MANILA: Tropical Storm (TS) Kabayan is forecast to make landfall along the coast of Davao Oriental or southern Surigao del Sur on Monday, with several areas now under Signal No. 2, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
Kabayan, which was last tracked over the coastal waters of Caraga, Davao Oriental, could also make another landfall over central or southern Palawan on Tuesday, and emerge over the West Philippine Sea.
Kabayan packs maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.
Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) No. 2 has been hoisted over Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, Surigao del Sur, the northern portion of Agusan del Norte (Kitcharao, Jabonga, Santiago, City of Cabadbaran, Remedios T. Romualdez, Tubay), the eastern portion of Agusan del Sur (Trento, Bunawan, San Francisco, Rosario, Prosperidad, City of Bayugan, Sibagat), and the northern portion of
Davao Oriental (Boston, Cateel). Gale-force winds will prevail in those areas.
TCWS No. 1, on the other hand, has been hoisted over the southern portion of mainland Palawan (Sofronio Española, Brooke’s Point, Bataraza, Balabac, Rizal, Quezon, Narra) and Cagayancillo Islands, Southern Leyte, Leyte, the southern portion of Samar (Basey, Santa Rita, Marabut, Talalora, Villareal, Pinabacdao), the southern portion of Eastern Samar (Maydolong, City of Borongan, Quinapondan, Guiuan, Lawaan, Balangiga, Llorente, Giporlos, Salcedo, Balangkayan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Mercedes), Cebu including Camotes and Bantayan Islands, Bohol, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, and Guimaras.
Also under TCWS No. 1 are the rest of Agusan del Norte, the rest of Agusan del Sur, the central portion of Davao Oriental (Baganga, Manay, Caraga, Tarragona, Lupon, Banaybanay), Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, the northern porti
on of Maguindanao del Norte (Buldon, Barira, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura), the northern portion of Cotabato (Arakan, Carmen, Banisilan, Alamada, President Roxas, Kabacan, Matalam, Antipas, Magpet, Libungan, Pigkawayan), the northern and central portions of Zamboanga del Norte (Siayan, Sindangan, Jose Dalman, Manukan, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Sergio Osmeña Sr., Katipunan, Dipolog City, Polanco, Mutia, Piñan, Dapitan City, Sibutad, La Libertad, Rizal, Siocon, Baliguian, Gutalac, Labason, Kalawit, Tampilisan, Liloy, Salug, Godod, Bacungan), Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay.
Areas under Signal No. 1 will experience strong winds, PAGASA said.
It added that Kabayan could affect the shear line, which could result in heavy rainfall over the eastern portion of Southern Luzon.
Forecast rainfall is generally higher in elevated or mountainous areas. Flooding and rain-induced landslides are likely, especially in areas highly susceptible to these hazards, according to the weather bureau.
Meanwhi
le, rough to very rough seas are forecast along the coastal waters along the seaboard of Northern Luzon, the eastern and central seaboards of the Visayas, and the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon, and Mindanao.
Sea travel is risky for small sea vessels and mariners of these vessels are advised to remain in port or seek safe harbor.
Source: Philippines News Agency
Hanoi: Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 28 for a delegation of Thailand’s Udon Thani Rajabhat University led by its President Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khanisara Thansunthornsakun.
Phuong commended the university’s establishment of a centre of Vietnamese studies in November on the occasion of the university’s 100th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership, calling it a meaningful event in politics and culture.
The legislator expressed his hope that the centre will not only perform its education-training tasks, but also contribute to deepening the cultural relations between the two countries.
For her part, Thansunthornsakun briefed the hosts on cooperation between the university and educational institutions in Da Nang city, and Quang Tri, Thai Nguyen and Dien Bien provinces, adding that 20 Vietnamese students are studying at the university, and 80 Thai students are studying the Vietnamese language.
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o date, the school has trained nearly 300 students who have Vietnamese language proficiency, contributing to promoting the friendship between the two countries, she said.
On this occasion, the NA Vice Chairman presented the Thai university with a set of books by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and others, with the hope that its students will have an insight into the land, people, culture, reform and development of Vietnam./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency