Uyarılar, Teja

General Flood Advisory Under present weather conditions, At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression (TD) "ESTER" was estimated based on all available data at 220 km Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (21.9°N, 120.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 55 km/h. It is moving Northeastward at 20 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The 12-hour rainfall forecast is moderate to heavy rains . WATERCOURSES LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED : + **Benguet** - Rivers and its tributaries particularly Upper Bauang. + **Apayao** - Rivers and its tributaries particularly Upper Abulug and Upper Pamplona. + **Mountain Province** - All rivers and its tributaries + **Ifugao** - All rivers and its tributaries + **Abra** - Rivers and its tributaries particularly Upper Abra, Tineg and Ikmin. + **Kalinga** - All rivers and its tributaries People living near the mountain slopes and in the low lying areas of the above mentioned river systems and the **Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils** concerned still advised to be alert for possible flashfloods and landslides.