Several local government units announced the suspension of in-person classes for Wednesday, September 4, due to the effects of tropical cyclone Enteng (international name: Yagi).

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State weather bureau PAGASA said Severe Tropical Storm Enteng Ester exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility but some areas in Luzon are still expected to experience monsoon rains. 

Enteng, which has slightly intensified, left PAR as of 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4.

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Tropical cyclone Enteng (international name: Yagi) has further intensified into a severe tropical storm, state weather bureau PAGASA said. 

In PAGASA’s 5 p.m. advisory on September 3, Enteng was located 165 kilometers west-northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, with maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 115 kph, moving west-northwestward at 10 kph.

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Tropical Storm Enteng has re-intensified as it moves westward over the waters off Ilocos Norte.

Enteng was last seen approximately 100 kilometers west-northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. 

Moving at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, Enteng was carrying peak winds of 85 kph near its center, with gusts reaching up to 105 kph. 

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are hoisted over the following areas:

Signal No. 2

• western portion of Ilocos Norte (Badoc, Pinili, Currimao, Laoag City, Paoay, Bacarra, Pasuquin, San Nicolas, City of Batac, Burgos)
• northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, City of Vigan, Bantay, Santa, Caoayan)

Signal No. 1

• rest of Ilocos Norte
• rest of Ilocos Sur, the northern portion of La Union (Luna, Santol, San Juan, Bagulin, Bangar, San Gabriel, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan, City of San Fernando)
• Apayao
• Kalinga
• Abra
• western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko, Sadanga, Bontoc, Sabangan)
• northern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, Bakun, Buguias)
• western section of Cagayan (Tuao, Rizal, Abulug, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, Claveria, Santa Praxedes) including Fuga and Dalupiri Islands

Tropical Storm “Enteng" (international name: Yagi) left at least 10 people dead as of Tuesday, September 3, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. 

Ten others were injured, according to the NDRRMC. Both the reported deaths and injuries are still being verified by the NDRRMC as of writing. 

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Some court work across the country has been suspended on Tuesday, September 3, due to inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi).

Following the announcement from the Office of the Executive Secretary suspending government office work in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Calabarzon, the Supreme Court has suspended its operations, along with those of courts in Region IV-A and Metro Manila.

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Several areas in Northern Luzon stayed under Signal No. 2 on Tuesday morning, September 3, as Tropical Storm Enteng advanced west-northwest over the West Philippine Sea.

As of 7 a.m., Enteng was seen over the coastal waters of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.

Moving at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, Enteng was carrying peak winds of 75 kph near its center, with gusts reaching up to 115 kph. 

Tropical cyclone wind signals are raised over the following areas:

Signal No. 2

• Ilocos Norte
• northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, City of Vigan, Bantay, Santa, Caoayan)
• Apayao
• Abra
• northern and western portions of Kalinga (Balbalan, Pinukpuk, Lubuagan, Pasil)
• western portion of Mainland Cagayan (Piat, Santo Nino, Camalaniugan, Tuao, Pamplona, Rizal, Claveria, Lasam, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Allacapan, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes) including Babuyan Islands (Dalupiri Is. and Fuga Is.)

Signal No. 1

• rest of Ilocos Sur
• northern portion of La Union (Luna, Santol, San Juan, Bagulin, Bangar, San Gabriel, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan, City of San Fernando)
• rest of Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the northern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Kapangan, Atok, Kabayan, Kibungan, Bakun, Buguias)
• Batanes
• rest of Mainland Cagayan, the rest of Babuyan Islands, the northern and western portions of Isabela (Divilacan, Santo Tomas, Alicia, San Mateo, Aurora, Santa Maria, Quezon, Ramon, Naguilian, Roxas, Luna, Delfin Albano, City of Cauayan, San Pablo, Ilagan City, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Santiago, Tumauini, Cabagan, Reina Mercedes, San Manuel, Cabatuan, Quirino, Gamu, San Isidro, Mallig, Cordon, Maconacon, Burgos)
• northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Ambaguio, Bagabag, Villaverde, Diadi, Solano)

In a hilly community in Antipolo east of Manila, three people were killed, including two schoolboys and a 27-year-old pregnant woman, when a landslide hit two houses, according to Relly Bernardo, the city’s disaster management chief, Reuters reports.

“This is a landslide-prone area and we have been encouraging them to leave for the longest time with offers of housing in other locations,” he told DWPM radio station.

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Taft Avenue in Manila where De La Salle University is located is flooded as rains from the combined effects of Tropical Storm Enteng and the southwest monsoon continued on Tuesday, September 3.

A video report from News5 shows the major thoroughfare is still passable to vehicles.