“BASYANG” (Sanba) weakened into a tropical depression shortly after making landfall in Surigao del Sur on Tuesday morning, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to downgrade the storm signals.

The center of the tropical depression was estimated at Cantilan, Surigao del Sur at 11 a.m. after it crossed Cortes two hours before.

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