Pagasa lifts storm signal over Batanes as ‘Onyok’ leaves PH

SIGNAL No.  1 was lifted in Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands as typhoon “Onyok” (international name: Mitag) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday evening, the weather bureau said.

As of 4 a.m. on Tuesday, The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) last  spotted “Onyok” at 675 kilometers over extreme Northern Luzon. It has further intensified, carrying maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. It was moving north, with an increased speed of 30 kph.