State weather bureau PAGASA at 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, placed the entire Negros Island under Signal No. 1 as “Kabayan” intensified into a tropical storm.
San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental has cancelled classes at all levels on Monday, Dec. 18.
The center of Tropical Storm “Kabayan” was estimated at 275 km East of Davao City, Davao del Sur.
It has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 80 km/h, and central pressure of 1000 hPa, PAGASA said.*