‘Isang’ maintains strength but slows down slightly as it moves to Batanes--Pagasa

TROPICAL Storm “Isang” (international name: Hato) maintained its strength but slowed down slightly as it continued to move in a west-northwest direction toward Batanes, according to the state weather bureau on Monday.

At 1:00 p.m., “Isang’s” center was estimated at 255 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes and was moving west- northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.