Signal No. 2 still up in Batanes, parts of Babuyan Islands

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Signal No. 2 remains raised over Batanes and parts of the Babuyan Islands, said the state weather bureau Thursday morning, as Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) continued to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Rosal

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