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Typhoon Yolanda has been given the title as "The wrecking ball"


Despite of the wrecking ball effect and the Signal Number 4 level of the storm's power raised in the provinces of Dinagat and Surigao del Norte, none of these reported a casualty, according to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Caraga - Office of the Civil Defense (OCD).

On the last status of the Facebook account of RDRRMC Region 13, there is a Zero Casualty reported to their Operation Center.

It is a great start to these provinces that there is no casualty recorded, since these provinces are the hardly hit when a storm comes. Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Island and Siargao are along the path of storms in the past years.

 Image Courtesy of Jade Lambonao
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Caraga Region is on Signal Number 1.

The Regions of Caraga, Eastern and Central Visayas, and Northern Mindanao will have cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslide. Cagayan Valley, Mimaropa and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.


 Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to northeast over Visayas and Mindanao with slight to moderate seas.

Source: PAG-ASA DOST

Be careful to landslides and flashfloods
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According to PAG-ASA report a low pressure area (LPA) was estimated to arrive at 340 km East of Dinagat Isalnds (10.4 °N, 128.8°E) embedded along the monsoon trough that will affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms that may trigger flashfloods and landslides in the Eastern Visayas and Caraga region. While the rest of Visayas and of Mindanao will have a cloudy skies and light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms.

Weather for the day and the rest of the week


Source: PAG-ASA and Microsoft Weather Center
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The province of Agusan del Sur will experience a Cloudy weather with a thunderstorm in the morning followed by a couple of thunderstorms around in the afternoon.

There will be a 2 to 3 hours of rain and a 60% chance of a Thunderstorm.

Agusan del Sur will experience strong rains so all the citizens should be vigilant for a landslide and flash floods.

Storm Status: 

Tropical Storm "LABUYO" was estimated at 680 km east of Virac, Catanduanes (14.0°N, 131.4°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 19 kph.
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MSAT image from accuweather as of 9 A.M July 28, 2013


Bayugan City, Philippines - A low pressure area (LPA) was spotted in the vicinity of Davao Oriental embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting all the parts of Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao.

There will be a light to moderate rains over Camiguin Island,  Agusan del Sur and other neighboring provinces.

Heavy rains may trigger flash floods and landslides in these areas.

The above photo is the weather of Agusan del Sur that might experience within this week.
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