Signal no. 1 was hoisted over Camotes Island in north Cebu and parts of the Visayas and Mindanao with the entry of tropical depression Auring, the first weather disturbance of the new year.
Ten vessels bound for Leyte and Bohol provinces canceled their trips or returned to their port of origin because of rough seas since Friday, affecting hundreds of passengers.
The weather bureau said the seas were dangerous for fishing boats and small seacraft, but some larger passenger vessels didn’t want to risk the voyage.
The country has been experiencing the rainy weather and cool winds of the northeast monsoon or Amihan.
But yesterday, a low pressure area east of North Mindanao developed into a tropical depression with 55 kilometer winds, according to a 5 p.m. bulletin from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Affected by Signal no. 1 are the Visayas areas of Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte and Camotes Island in northeast Cebu.
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