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27/05/2026

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NR. 3
Tropical Storm JANGMI
Issued at 11:00 AM, 27 May 2026
Valid for broadcast until the next advisory at 11:00 PM today.
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR) INTENSIFIED INTO TROPICAL STORM JANGMI.
Location of Center (10:00 AM): The center of Tropical Storm JANGMI was estimated based on all available data at 1,300 km East of Northeastern Mindanao (OUTSIDE PAR) (9.6°N, 138.1°E).
Intensity: Maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 80 km/h, and central pressure of 1002 hPa.
Present Movement: North northwestward at 10 km/h
Extent of Tropical Cyclone Winds: Strong to gale-force winds extend outwards up to 380 km from the center
GENERAL OUTLOOK FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD
• JANGMI is forecast to move north northwestward from today until tomorrow (28 May). Afterwards, this weather disturbance will move generally northwestward over the Philippine Sea before turning north northwestward to northward by weekend. It will enter PAR tomorrow (28 May) evening and will be given a local name DOMENG.
• JANGMI is forecast to enter PAR as a Severe Tropical Storm and may reach Typhoon category on Saturday (30 May) over the Philippine Sea.
• This weather disturbance is less likely to make landfall over the country. However, its periphery may still bring gusty conditions over Extreme Northern Luzon. The highest tropical cyclone wind signal that may be raised during the passage of this tropical cyclone is Wind Signal No. 1.
• Moderate to rough sea conditions may be experienced over the seaboards of Extreme Northern Luzon this weekend. Raising of gale warning over the area is also possible.
• This tropical cyclone may also enhance the Southwest Monsoon starting on Saturday.
Considering these developments, the public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned are advised to continue monitoring for updates related to this tropical cyclone.
Unless there is an intermediate issuance, the next tropical cyclone advisory will be issued at 11:00 PM today.
Source: DOST-PAGASA

19/05/2026

The month of May is observed as National Hypertension Awareness Month in the Philippines pursuant to Proclamation No. 1761. Hypertension, commonly known to Filipinos as “high blood pressure,” is often referred to as a “silent killer” because it usually develops without noticeable symptoms, yet may lead to serious and life-threatening complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and other cardiovascular conditions. Common risk factors include advancing age, family and medical history, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, stress, and obesity.
This year’s World Hypertension Day theme of the World Health Organization, “Controlling Hypertension Together: Check Your Blood Pressure Regularly, Defeat the Silent Killer,” emphasizes that preventing and managing hypertension is a shared responsibility that requires collective action from individuals, families, communities, health professionals, and health systems. Regular blood pressure monitoring, maintaining a balanced and nutritious diet, reducing salt intake, engaging in regular physical activity, getting enough sleep, and avoiding harmful habits are important steps toward a healthier lifestyle and better heart health.
In line with this observance, the National Nutrition Council - MIMAROPA supports the campaign by raising awareness on hypertension, promoting healthy lifestyle practices, and encouraging communities to take proactive steps in preventing and controlling high blood pressure. Through information dissemination and nutrition advocacy, NNC aims to empower Filipinos to make informed choices that contribute to improved health and overall well-being.
𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔:
World Health Organization. (2026). 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘺 2026
Who.int. https://www.who.int/.../defau.../world-hypertension-day-2026
World Health Organization. (2025, September 28). 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴.
Who.int; World Health Organization: WHO. https://www.who.int/.../stronger-systems-for-healthy...
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American Heart Association. (2024, May 17). 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/.../understanding-blood-pressure...


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08/05/2026

Vehicle crash deaths and injuries can be prevented. To help you drive safely this holiday, consider the following holiday tips.

06/05/2026

LPA MAS LUMALAPIT SA MINDANAO, BAGYO SA LABAS NG PAR TROPICAL STORM NA🌀⛈️
4PM, May 6, 2026
🌀 LPA SA PAR
Mas lumapit pa sa Mindanao ang LPA sa loob ng PAR.
At 3 p.m. Wednesday, ito ay nasa layong 305 km silangan ng Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.
Hindi ito magiging bagyo pero magpapaulan sa ilang bahagi ng Central at Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao, at ilang lugar sa Northern Mindanao mula ngayong gabi. ⛈️
Tatawid ito ng Mindanao saka malulusaw.
🌀 BAGYO SA LABAS NG PAR
Lumakas at naging tropical storm na ang bagyo sa labas ng PAR Miyerkules ng hapon. Binigyan ito ng international name na Hagupit (contributed by Pilipinas).
At 3 p.m., ito ay nasa layong 2,185 km silangan ng northeastern Mindanao, taglay ang lakas ng hangin na 65 kph at pagbugso hanggang 80 kph. Westward ang galaw nito sa bilis na 15 kph.
Between Friday evening and Saturday morning ito papasok ng PAR at tatawagin sa local name na .
Pa-northwest ang galaw nito, hihina sa gitna ng dagat pero pwedeng lumapit sa eastern section ng bansa.
⚠️ Patuloy na magmonitor dahil magbabago pa ang forecast
JABYU☂️

LPA MAS LUMALAPIT SA MINDANAO, BAGYO SA LABAS NG PAR TROPICAL STORM NA🌀⛈️
4PM, May 6, 2026

🌀 LPA SA PAR
Mas lumapit pa sa Mindanao ang LPA sa loob ng PAR.

At 3 p.m. Wednesday, ito ay nasa layong 305 km silangan ng Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

Hindi ito magiging bagyo pero magpapaulan sa ilang bahagi ng Central at Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao, at ilang lugar sa Northern Mindanao mula ngayong gabi. ⛈️

Tatawid ito ng Mindanao saka malulusaw.

🌀 BAGYO SA LABAS NG PAR
Lumakas at naging tropical storm na ang bagyo sa labas ng PAR Miyerkules ng hapon. Binigyan ito ng international name na Hagupit (contributed by Pilipinas).

At 3 p.m., ito ay nasa layong 2,185 km silangan ng northeastern Mindanao, taglay ang lakas ng hangin na 65 kph at pagbugso hanggang 80 kph. Westward ang galaw nito sa bilis na 15 kph.

Between Friday evening and Saturday morning ito papasok ng PAR at tatawagin sa local name na .

Pa-northwest ang galaw nito, hihina sa gitna ng dagat pero pwedeng lumapit sa eastern section ng bansa.

⚠️ Patuloy na magmonitor dahil magbabago pa ang forecast

JABYU☂️

06/05/2026

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘 (𝗧𝗖)-𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧
Date Issued: 05 May 2026
Validity: Valid within the forecast period, unless superseded by succeeding forecast.
Forecast Summary:
WEEK 1 (MAY 05, 2026 - MAY 11, 2026)
🔴 Sa kasalukuyan, ang Tropical Cyclone-like Vortex (TCLV) na minomonitor sa silangang bahagi ng PAGASA Monitoring Domain (PMD) ay ganap nang naging isang bagyo.
🔴 Inaasahan na ito ay kikilos patungong hilagangkanluran habang papalapit sa silangang bahagi ng Visayas at Luzon.
🔴 Samantala, dalawa pang TCLVs ang posibleng mabuo sa silangang bahagi ng PMD.
🔴 Ang TCLV1 ay posibleng mabuo sa silangan ng Mindanao ngunit, mababa ang tyansa na ito ay maging isang bagyo.
🔴 Ang TCLV2 naman ay posibleng mabuo sa silangang bahagi ng Tropical Cyclone Information Domain (TCID) at kikilos papasok ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), sa ngayon ay hanggang katamtaman ang tyansa na ito ay mabuo bilang isang bagyo sa unang linggo ng forecast period (Week 1).
WEEK 2 (MAY 12, 2026 - MAY 18, 2026)
🔴 Para naman sa ikalawang linggo ng forecast period (Week 2), ang TCLV2 ay kikilos patungo sa hilagangsilangang bahagi ng PAR at nananatili na hanggang katamtaman ang tyansa na ito ay mabuo bilang isang bagyo.
🔴 Dahil dito, nakataas ang TC Threat Potential sa loob ng forecast period.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, bisitahin ang link na ito:
ℹ️ https://bit.ly/TCTHREATDOSTPAGASA
Gayunpaman, ang anumang mga pagbabago sa pagtaya na ito ay susubaybayan ng ahensya at ang mga updates tungkol dito ay ibibigay kung kinakailangan.
Bisitahin lang ang link na nasa baba para ma-access ang Rainfall Exceedance Probability Forecast ng ahensya. Nilalahad sa produktong ito kung saang lugar sa bansa ang maaaring makaranas ng malalakas na mga pagulan sa susunod na dalawang linggo.
ℹ️ https://bit.ly/S2SDOSTPAGASA
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❗𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗢: Inaanyayahan ang publiko at mga Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (LDRRMOs) na mag antabay sa mga susunod na updates ng ahensya dahil maaari pang magbago ang pagtaya o forecast na ito anumang oras.
Ang official forecast track ng mga nabuong bagyo ay mahahanap sa official social media pages at website ng ahensya.
Ang produktong ito ay ina-update tuwing Lunes at Huwebes (MTh) o kung kinakailangan upang masiguro na ang forecasts na ini-issue ng ahensya ay updated.
Contact us: (02) 8284 0800 local 4921 / 4920 ; email: [email protected]
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PMD: PAGASA Monitoring Domain
PAR: Philippine Area of Responsibility
TCAD: Tropical Cyclone Advisory Domain
TCID: Tropical Cyclone Information Domain
TCLV: Tropical Cyclone-like Vortex

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘 (𝗧𝗖)-𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧
Date Issued: 05 May 2026
Validity: Valid within the forecast period, unless superseded by succeeding forecast.

Forecast Summary:

WEEK 1 (MAY 05, 2026 - MAY 11, 2026)

🔴 Sa kasalukuyan, ang Tropical Cyclone-like Vortex (TCLV) na minomonitor sa silangang bahagi ng PAGASA Monitoring Domain (PMD) ay ganap nang naging isang bagyo.

🔴 Inaasahan na ito ay kikilos patungong hilagangkanluran habang papalapit sa silangang bahagi ng Visayas at Luzon.

🔴 Samantala, dalawa pang TCLVs ang posibleng mabuo sa silangang bahagi ng PMD.

🔴 Ang TCLV1 ay posibleng mabuo sa silangan ng Mindanao ngunit, mababa ang tyansa na ito ay maging isang bagyo.

🔴 Ang TCLV2 naman ay posibleng mabuo sa silangang bahagi ng Tropical Cyclone Information Domain (TCID) at kikilos papasok ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), sa ngayon ay hanggang katamtaman ang tyansa na ito ay mabuo bilang isang bagyo sa unang linggo ng forecast period (Week 1).

WEEK 2 (MAY 12, 2026 - MAY 18, 2026)

🔴 Para naman sa ikalawang linggo ng forecast period (Week 2), ang TCLV2 ay kikilos patungo sa hilagangsilangang bahagi ng PAR at nananatili na hanggang katamtaman ang tyansa na ito ay mabuo bilang isang bagyo.

🔴 Dahil dito, nakataas ang TC Threat Potential sa loob ng forecast period.

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, bisitahin ang link na ito:

ℹ️ https://bit.ly/TCTHREATDOSTPAGASA

Gayunpaman, ang anumang mga pagbabago sa pagtaya na ito ay susubaybayan ng ahensya at ang mga updates tungkol dito ay ibibigay kung kinakailangan.

Bisitahin lang ang link na nasa baba para ma-access ang Rainfall Exceedance Probability Forecast ng ahensya. Nilalahad sa produktong ito kung saang lugar sa bansa ang maaaring makaranas ng malalakas na mga pagulan sa susunod na dalawang linggo.

ℹ️ https://bit.ly/S2SDOSTPAGASA

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❗𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗢: Inaanyayahan ang publiko at mga Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (LDRRMOs) na mag antabay sa mga susunod na updates ng ahensya dahil maaari pang magbago ang pagtaya o forecast na ito anumang oras.

Ang official forecast track ng mga nabuong bagyo ay mahahanap sa official social media pages at website ng ahensya.

Ang produktong ito ay ina-update tuwing Lunes at Huwebes (MTh) o kung kinakailangan upang masiguro na ang forecasts na ini-issue ng ahensya ay updated.

Contact us: (02) 8284 0800 local 4921 / 4920 ; email: [email protected]

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PMD: PAGASA Monitoring Domain
PAR: Philippine Area of Responsibility
TCAD: Tropical Cyclone Advisory Domain
TCID: Tropical Cyclone Information Domain
TCLV: Tropical Cyclone-like Vortex

05/05/2026

NOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION

FICELCO informs the public that the National Power Corporation (NPC) will conduct its Calendar Year 2026 Annual Preventive Maintenance (APMT) of substations through its Technical Services – Electrical Maintenance team.

In line with this, the following feeders will be affected and will experience power interruption from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the scheduled dates of APMT activities:

NPC Marinawa Substation
May 9 & 10, 2026 (Saturday & Sunday)
8:00AM-5:00PM

Affected Areas: Entire Province of Catanduanes (except Palumbanes Island)

NPC Viga Substation
May 12 & 13, 2026 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
8:00AM-5:00PM

Affected Areas: Feeders 3C & 3D
Entire Municipality of Viga, Panganiban & Bagamanoc
PANDAN: Tokio, Lourdes, Wagdas, Tabugoc, San Roque, Porot-San Jose, San Isidro Langob, Marambong

NPC Codon Substation
May 14 & 15, 2026 (Thursday & Friday)
8:00AM-5:00PM

Affected Areas: Feeders 6A & 6B

Entire Municipality of San Andres & Caramoran

Pandan: Cobo, San Andres Dinungsuran, San Rafael Bogtong, Catamban, Oga, Sta. Cruz, Balagñonan, Del Sur, Napo, Del Norte, Libod, Bagawang, Lumabao, Panuto, Tariwara, Canlubi, Sitio Layug Bunga Tariwara, Hiyop, Baldoc

VIRAC: Sitio Mamangal Balite, Cabihian, Hawan Ilaya, Hawan Grande, Balite, F. Tacorda Village, Buenavista, Calampong, Marilima, Batag, Palta Proper, Palta Salvacion, Palta Small

NPC San Miguel Substation
May 16 & 17, 2026 (Saturday & Sunday)
8:00AM-5:00PM

Affected Areas: Feeders 3A & 3B

Entire Municipality of San Miguel, Baras & Gigmoto

BATO: Sibacungan, Oguis, Aroyao Pequeño, Sitio Balongbong Sibacungan, Tilis, Libod Poblacion, Ilawod Poblacion, Banawang, Tamburan, Batalay, Pananaogan, Bote, Carorian, Mintay, Talisay, San Roque, San Pedro, Libjo, Sta. Isabel, Bagumbayan, Buenavista, Cagraray

Please note that the continuation of power interruptions on the second day of maintenance will depend on the results of the APMT conducted on the first day.

Power may be restored sooner or later than scheduled depending on the actual site situation. Please consider our lines always energized for precautionary measure. Thank you.

04/05/2026

44'C Heat Index
as of 12nn, May 4, 2026
per Pagasa Catanduanes
DANGER
Heat cramps & Heat exhaustion
are possible for long exposure
& continued activity under
the sun.
There is also a high probability
of Heat stroke!
Uminom ng maraming Tubig
Manatili sa lilim o sa loob ng bahay
magsuot ng preskong damit
Mag-ingat tayong lahat!

44'C Heat Index
as of 12nn, May 4, 2026
per Pagasa Catanduanes

DANGER
Heat cramps & Heat exhaustion
are possible for long exposure
& continued activity under
the sun.
There is also a high probability
of Heat stroke!

Uminom ng maraming Tubig
Manatili sa lilim o sa loob ng bahay
magsuot ng preskong damit

Mag-ingat tayong lahat!

04/05/2026

41'C Heat Index
as of 9AM, May 4, 2026
per PAGASA Catanduanes

28/04/2026

41.0°C Heat Index
as of 12nn
April 28, 2026
per Pagasa Catanduanes

27/04/2026

Blood Donation Drive 🩸
Come and join us in saving lives! ❤️
📅 April 28, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 Bato Rural Health Unit
Your donation can make a life-saving difference. Be a hero—donate blood today! 💪❤️

Blood Donation Drive 🩸

Come and join us in saving lives! ❤️

📅 April 28, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 Bato Rural Health Unit

Your donation can make a life-saving difference. Be a hero—donate blood today! 💪❤️