Local news reports that a Chinese-registered cargo vessel with nine foreigners aboard made an emergency docking near the shoreline off Pambujan town in Northern Samar, on Tuesday, due to rough seas caused by Tropical Depression “Agaton.” The distress call was received by the Pambujan Municipal Police Station at 12:30 p.m., according to Supt. Felix Diloy, chief of the Northern Samar Provincial Police Office. The ship, carrying a Chinese flag, was later seen about 300 meters fr

State weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services administration (PAGASA) has advised that the low pressure area (LPA) spotted east-southeast of Surigao City has developed into a tropical depression named "Agaton" (local name), which will continue to damp rains with gusty winds in the Visayas and Mindanao. Agaton brings heavy rains with gusty winds in the regions of Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao, and neighboring areas in Mindanao. As