'Bising' Leaves Philippine Area, Heads for China

'Bising' leaves Philippine area, heads for China

"Bising" (international name Danas), which affected 13,000 in the Philippines, has left the Philippine area of responsibility.

Typhoon Bising reenters PAR, prompting new warnings for Batanes

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Bising (Danas) further intensified before reentering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 11 pm on Sunday, July 6. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced on its Facebook page that Bising was already back inside PAR, two days after it made its initial exit on Friday, July 4. As of Sunday evening, the typhoon was more than 300 kilometers northwest…

Trough of ‘Danas’ affecting Batanes, Babuyan Islands

ONLY the trough or extension of Severe Tropical Storm ‘Danas’ (formerly Bising) has been affecting extreme Northern Luzon, especially Batanes and Babuyan Islands, the state-run weather agency said on Sunday.Weather specialist Robert Badrina of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Danas, which was already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), no longer directly affect the arc…

Trough of Bising affecting extreme N. Luzon, Habagat affecting rest of PH

The trough of Bising is affecting extreme northern Luzon

Over 82,000 Seek Aid as Flash Floods Sweep Northern Philippines

More than 82,000 people across three northern regions of the Philippines have been at risk from heavy rains and flooding caused by a southwest monsoon, intensified by Typhoon Danas (called by its local name Bising), according to the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In its latest update on Monday morning, the agency reported that 27,401 families, totalling around 82,548 individuals, were at risk in 14 vi…