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MANILA - Tropical storm Ada has slightly intensified as it hovered over the sea near eastern Visayas on Friday night.PAGASA said the weather disturbance was last seen 205 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.It is moving west northwestward at 15 kph with strong to gale-force winds extending outwards up to 400 km from the center. Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 2 is hoisted over the following areas:Luzon: The eastern portion of Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon Visayas: Northern Samar, the northern portion of Eastern Samar, and the northeastern portion of SamarMeanwhile, the following areas are under wind signal no. 1:Luzon: The southern portion of Quezon, Camarines Norte, the rest of Camarines Sur, and Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands Visayas: The rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte and the northern portion of Cebu including Camotes and Bantayan Islands Mindanao: Dinagat Islands and Siargao - Bucas Grande IslandsThe Northeast Monsoon combined with Ada will also bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas:• Today: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Aurora, Quezon, Lubang Islands, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Cuyo Islands, Bicol Region, Visayas, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, and Sarangani.• Saturday (17 January): Batanes, Babuyan Islands, northern and eastern mainland Cagayan, eastern Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Cuyo Islands, Bicol Region, Visayas, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte.• Sunday (18 January): Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Ilocos Sur, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, Bicol Region, and Eastern VisayasPAGASA said Ada will move generally west northwestward to northwestward today through Saturday before turning northward then northeastward on Sunday (18 January). From Sunday onwards, its is forecast to move slowly over the sea northeast of Catanduanes. The center of Ada may pass close to Eastern Samar and Northern Samar on Saturday and near Catanduanes from Saturday evening through Sunday.

Tropical storm Ada has slightly intensified as it hovered over the sea near eastern Visayas on Friday night.

Tropical storm Ada has slightly intensified as it hovered over the sea near eastern Visayas on Friday night.

Storm Ada intensifies; signal 2 up in parts of Luzon, Visayas

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Storm Ada intensifies; signal 2 up in parts of Luzon, Visayas

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 17, 2026 12:03 AM PHT

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