3 fishermen missing, thousands evacuated

MISAMIS ORIENTAL: Three fishermen were missing while more than 11,000 persons were evacuated from 12 towns and two component cities here as Tropical Storm Vinta lashed Northern Mindanao on Friday.

As of 5p.m., Vinta has weakened into a tropical depression and all affected areas were placed under Signal No. 1, with winds of 31–60 kilometers per hour. Storm signals previously hoisted elsewhere was also lifted, however, sea travel remains risky over seaboards of areas under the storm signal.