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Back to headlinesAugust 19, 2026, 1:00 AM PHT

Weather · Marine safety

TD Neneng Tracks Toward Batanes as PAGASA Monitors Three Cyclonic Systems

The combined weather pattern keeps monsoon rains and gale conditions in focus for northern and western Luzon.

Batanes coastline used as a contextual image for Tropical Depression Neneng marine and rainfall risksPhoto: johrabino / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Batanes sea coast. Contextual file photograph; it does not depict Tropical Depression Neneng itself.Photo: johrabino / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0License details

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Verified facts

What happened

The approved FMB News overnight package, citing PAGASA, reports Tropical Depression Neneng moving west-northwestward toward waters near Batanes with sustained winds around 45 km/h and gusts up to 55 km/h.

The package says PAGASA was also monitoring two other disturbances in and around the Philippine monitoring domain.

Context

Context

Neneng's center was forecast to remain mainly over water, but the wider circulation of the systems was continuing to enhance the Southwest Monsoon.

Filipino relevance

Why this matters

Batanes, Babuyan and coastal communities face marine and rainfall risks even when a cyclone center does not make direct landfall.

What to watch next

What to watch next

Watch PAGASA for track changes, intensity updates, gale warnings and monsoon rainfall advisories.

Sources and public record

DOST-PAGASA: Tropical Depression Neneng bulletins (August 18, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT)ABS-CBN News: PAGASA monitors tropical cyclone trio inside, around PAR (August 19, 2026, 12:29 AM PHT)