“Vinta” continued to pose a threat as it re-intensified into a severe tropical storm on Saturday afternoon, ahead of its expected landfall in southern Palawan, the state weather bureau said. ADVERTISEMENTAt its peak on Thursday evening, Vinta was a severe tropical storm but later weakened into a tropical depression by Friday afternoon. 2 remained hoisted over southern Palawan, where Vinta was forecast to make landfall by Saturday evening. The rest of Palawan remained under Signal No. Pagasa warned of dangerous sea travel over Palawan, southern seaboard of Mindoro provinces and the western seaboard of Aklan and Antique.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 23, 2017 09:33 UTC