Chedeng weakens to tropical depression after landfall over Malita
TROPICAL DEPRESSION Chedeng weakened into a low pressure area after making landfall over Malita in Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, but “scattered to at times widespread moderate to heavy rains” continued to pour over parts of Mindanao for the rest of the day. The affected areas were: Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and portions of Northern Mindanao, Bangsamoro and Zamboanga Peninsula. All typhoon warning signals were lifted by weather bureau PAGASA by 8 a.m. Tuesday, but maintained warnings of possible landslides and flooding. Small sea vessels were also still advised not to venture at the eastern seaboard of Visayas and the eastern and southern seaboards of Mindanao.