More areas in the Visayas and Mindanao have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.1 as Tropical Depression #BasyangPH moves westward over the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao.

In its advisory issued at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, state weather bureau PAGASA said the center of #BasyangPH was estimated at 655 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

It has a maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h.

Signal No. 1 is hoisted over the following areas:

VISAYAS

  • The southern portion of Eastern Samar (Guiuan, Salcedo, Mercedes, Giporlos, Balangiga, Lawaan, Quinapondan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Llorente, Maydolong, Balangkayan, City of Borongan)
  • The southern portion of Samar (Marabut, Basey)
  • Southern Leyte
  • Central and southern portions of Leyte (Matalom, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Mahaplag, Abuyog, Macarthur, Javier, City of Baybay, Tolosa, Palo, Tacloban City, Santa Fe, Pastrana, Dagami, Albuera, Tabontabon, Tanauan, Dulag, Julita, La Paz, Mayorga, Burauen)

MINDANAO

  • Dinagat Islands
  • Surigao del Norte
  • Surigao del Sur
  • Agusan del Norte
  • Agusan del Sur
  • Camiguin
  • Eastern portion of Misamis Oriental (Talisayan, Medina, Magsaysay, Gingoog City, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Claveria, Sugbongcogon, Salay, Binuangan, Lagonglong, Balingasag)
  • Northern portion of Davao Oriental (Boston, Cateel)

PAGASA said #BasyangPH will move generally westward in the next 36 hours before turning west northwestward starting Thursday evening, February 5, 2026.

The state weather bureau added that #BasyangPH is expected to make its initial landfall over eastern Mindanao between Thursday evening and Friday morning, February 6, 2026.

It will then traverse the landmass of northeastern Mindanao and Central and Western Visayas and emerge over Sulu Sea by Saturday, February 7.

#BasyangPH is forecast to gradually intensify while over the Philippine Sea and may reach tropical storm category today.

After its initial landfall, #BasyangPH is expected to weaken into tropical depression again while traversing the Visayas and will be downgraded to low pressure area by Sunday, February 8.