Tropical Storm Vinta (international code name: Tembin) was expected to make a landfall in Mindanao this Friday morning and will most likely be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Christmas morning as local government units brace for the worst-case scenario.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Vinta was located 340 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

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