Tropical Storm Ramil makes fourth landfall in Bataan

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Ramil (Fengshen) has made landfall for the fourth and final time, the weather bureau said on Sunday afternoon, October 19.

Ramil’s four landfalls were in these areas:

Saturday, October 18

• 4:10 pm – Gubat, Sorsogon

Sunday, October 19

• 3 am – Alabat, Quezon
• 7:30 am – Mauban, Quezon
• 12:30 pm – Samal, Bataan

By 1 pm, Ramil was already in the vicinity of Olongapo City, Zambales. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the tropical storm is moving west northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h), about to exit landmass and head for the West Philippine Sea.

So far, it still has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 90 km/h.

Even as Ramil is set to exit landmass, it continues to bring moderate to intense rain to much of Luzon and parts of Western Visayas on Sunday. Affected areas are likely to see more floods and landslides.

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Isabela, Aurora, Zambales, Bataan, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Batangas
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Aklan, Antique, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Metro Manila, Bulacan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, Abra, Apayao

Winds brought by Ramil are easing in some provinces, but Signal Nos. 1 and 2 remain in effect. Below are the areas under tropical cyclone wind signals as of 2 pm on Sunday.

Signal No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property

• central and southern parts of Benguet (Itogon, Bokod, Atok, Kapangan, Tublay, La Trinidad, Baguio City, Tuba, Sablan)
• central and southern parts of La Union (Rosario, Pugo, Tubao, Santo Tomas, Agoo, Aringay, Caba, Naguilian, Burgos, Bagulin, Bauang, San Fernando City, San Juan, San Gabriel, Bacnotan, Santol, Balaoan, Luna)
• Pangasinan
• Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Zambales
• northern part of Bataan (Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Morong, Pilar, Balanga City)
• northern and central parts of Metro Manila (Caloocan City, Quezon City, Valenzuela City, Marikina City, Malabon City, Navotas City, Pasig City, San Juan City, Mandaluyong City, City of Manila, Makati City, Pateros, Taguig City, Pasay City, Parañaque City)
• northern and western parts of Rizal (Rodriguez, Teresa, Antipolo City, San Mateo, Taytay, Cainta, Angono)

Signal No. 1

Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property

• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Apayao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• rest of Benguet
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• rest of La Union
• Aurora
• rest of Bataan
• rest of Metro Manila
• Quezon including Polillo Islands
• Laguna
• Cavite
• Batangas
• rest of Rizal
• Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands
• Oriental Mindoro
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Camarines Norte
• western part of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Cabusao, Pasacao, Pamplona)
• Burias Island

The trough and outer rainbands of the tropical storm, as well as the easterlies, are also bringing strong to gale-force gusts to areas not under a wind signal in these regions and provinces:

Sunday, October 19

• Caluya Islands, Bicol, Eastern Visayas

Monday, October 20

• Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes

PAGASA added that there is still a minimal to moderate risk of storm surges with peak heights of 1 to 2 meters in Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Batangas, Cavite, and Occidental Mindoro within 24 hours. Check the specific cities and municipalities here.

Sea conditions also remain dangerous on Sunday.

Up to very rough seas (travel is risky for all vessels)

• Western seaboards of Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, and Batangas; northwestern seaboard of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island – waves up to 4.5 meters high

Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)

• Seaboards of Isabela, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Metro Manila, and Polillo Islands; northern seaboards of Camarines Sur; northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes; northern seaboards of mainland Quezon; eastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves up to 3.5 meters high
• Seaboards of Batanes; remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan and Babuyan Islands; seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur; eastern seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon – waves up to 3 meters high

Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)

• Seaboard of La Union; remaining seaboards of Pangasinan and Quezon – waves up to 2.5 meters high
• Seaboard of Marinduque; remaining seaboards of Bicol; northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar – waves up to 2 meters high

Ramil is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday morning, October 20. Outside PAR, it is likely to intensify into a severe tropical storm.

Ramil is the country’s 18th tropical cyclone for 2025, and the third for October, after Typhoon Paolo (Matmo) and Tropical Storm Quedan (Nakri). PAGASA previously said there may be two to four tropical cyclones during the month.

The Philippines is transitioning to the northeast monsoon or amihan season after the recent termination of the southwest monsoon or habagat season.

La Niña is also underway in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which means the country may have above-normal rainfall in the coming months. – Rappler.com