MANILA, Philippines — Tropical storm "Vinta" (international name Tembin) has slightly weakened as it moves over the northern part of the Davao region, state weather bureau PAGASA said Friday. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that the weather disturbance may bring scattered to widespread moderate to heavy rains over Visayas and Mindanao within 24 hours. At 10 a.m., "Vinta" was located in the vicinity of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon with maximum sustained winds of 80 kph and gusts of up to 130 kph. 2 (Winds of 61 to 120 kph expected in 24 hours)Agusan del SurDavao del NorteNorth CotabatoMisamis OrientalBukidnonLanao del NorteLanao del SurMisamis OccidentalZamboanga del NorteZamboanga del SurZamboanga SibugaySignal No. "Residents of these areas must make appropriate actions against flooding and landslides, coordinate with their respective local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and continue monitoring for updates," PAGASA said.

Source: Philippine Star December 22, 2017 04:30 UTC