18-07-2025
Marcos inspects packing of food items for residents affected by Crising
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Friday inspected the Department of Social Welfare and Development - National Resource Operations Center (DSWD-NROC) in Pasay City.
He checked the ongoing packaging of food packs, which will be distributed to affected areas of Tropical Storm Crising.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 over 10 areas in Luzon as Tropical Storm Crising "slightly intensified" approaching Cagayan and Babuyan Islands.
TCWS No. 2:
Batanes
Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
Isabela
Apayao
Kalinga
the northern and central portions of Abra (Manabo, Pidigan, San Juan, Tayum, Langiden, Boliney, Sallapadan, Bucloc, Lagangilang, Danglas, La Paz, Licuan-Baay, Tineg, Malibcong, Peñarrubia, San Isidro, Daguioman, San Quintin, Dolores, Lagayan, Bangued, Bucay, Lacub)
the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Natonin, Paracelis)
the eastern portion of Ifugao (Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista)
Ilocos Norte
the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Cabugao, Sinait, Magsingal, San Juan, San Ildefonso, Santo Domingo, Bantay, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Caoayan, City of Vigan, Santa)
TCWS No. 1 is raised in the following areas:
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
the rest of Mountain Province
the rest of Ifugao
the rest of Abra
Benguet
the rest of Ilocos Sur
La Union
the northern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, San Manuel, Tayug, Sison, San Fabian, Pozorrubio, Laoac, Binalonan, San Jacinto, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Binmaley, Lingayen, Labrador, Sual, City of Alaminos, Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Mabini, Dasol, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mapandan, Bugallon)
the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora)
Crising is expected to further intensify until it reaches the severe tropical storm category by Saturday morning or afternoon, according to PAGASA. —VAL, GMA Integrated News