Sea travel for all vessels in Quezon province resumed at Friday midnight after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) lifted the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) over the area.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Quezon’s Real town lifted the sea travel ban after Pagasa issued Tropical Cyclone Bulletin No. 17 at 11 p.m. on October 3 announcing that the TCWS over the Polillo Group of Islands in the northern part of the province has also been lifted.
‘In this regard, all trips of vessels plying the route within the area of responsibility of Quezon province are now resumed to their normal operations,’ the PCG said in a public notice signed by Lieutenant Dawn Baterbonia, commander of PCG-Northern Quezon.
The PCG had suspended the voyages for all vessels and watercraft bound for the Polillo group of islands in the Pacific Ocean and General Nakar town last Thursday due to the hoisting of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 and rough sea conditions caused by Typhoon Paolo (international name: Matmo), which weakened to a severe tropical storm after it passed the northern Luzon landmass on Friday afternoon.
Paolo has left the Philippine area of responsibility, Pagasa said in its 5 a.m. Saturday bulletin