By Marisol Bo-oc | 06:10 PM December 18, 2023
Kabayan (international name: Jelawat) has further downgraded into a low-pressure area (LPA) on Monday, the state weather bureau Pagasa reported.
Following the weakening of the Kabayan, the agency said it likewise lifted the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 in all areas nationwide.
In its latest cyclone update at 5 p.m. on Monday, Pagasa said that it was last spotted in the vicinity of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, around 3 p.m., moving northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour.
Kabayan weakened into an LPA at 2:30 p.m.
Kabayan makes landfall in Davao Oriental, weakens into tropical depression
It added that the LPA “will continue to cross the rugged terrain of Mindanao, and emerge over the Sulu Sea between this afternoon and evening.”
