Tropical Cyclone Tino (international name Kalmaegi) has intensified into a severe tropical storm while over the Philippine Sea, the weather bureau said Sunday.
In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the center of Tino was located 805 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas.
It is moving westward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph.
PAGASA said Tino is forecast to continue intensifying and may reach typhoon category within the next 24 hours.
“The possibility of reaching super typhoon category is not ruled out based on alternate scenarios and climatological data,” it added.
Classes for Monday, November 3, 2025, have been suspended in several areas due to the expected effects of Tropical Storm Tino.
Below are the class suspensions for Monday, November 3, 2025:
REGION VI (WESTERN VISAYAS)
Aklan
Malay: All levels, public and private, from November 3 to 5 until further notice. School heads and administrators are advised to implement flexible learning modalities to ensure educational continuity during the suspension period.
New Washington: All levels, public and private, until November 4.
Antique
Libertad: No physical classes, all levels, public and private, until November 5. Appropriate alternative learning modalities shall be implemented.
Capiz
Roxas City: No face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private, until November 4. Classes will shift to alternative learning modes.
Schools
Aklan State University: No face-to-face classes from November 3 to 4.
Asynchronous classes and flexible work arrangements will be adopted.
West Visayas State University: No face-to-face classes, all levels, until further notice. Learning will continue through mediated modalities (synchronous or asynchronous). Faculty members are reminded to submit their Work Accomplishment and Attendance (WAA) reports. The College of Medicine will proceed with online or mediated learning blocks. Other health programs will continue their Related Learning Experience (RLE) and clinical duties under faculty supervision, while lower-year students of COD and CON without RLE or clinicals will shift to mediated instruction. University operations and services, including those at the WVSU Medical Center, will remain open and continue as usual.
Tino is forecast to move generally westward over the next three days and make its initial landfall over Eastern Samar or Dinagat Islands late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 is in effect over Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Camotes Islands, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte, according to the latest bulletin.
Heavy rainfall is expected in areas under TCWS No. 1, particularly in Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, and Leyte.
PAGASA warned that heavy rainfall, severe winds, and storm surge may still be experienced in areas outside the landfall point and the forecast confidence cone.
The surge of the northeast monsoon (amihan), coinciding with the passage of Tino, will continue to bring strong to gale-force gusts over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, the northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan, the eastern portion of Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Lubang Islands, Marinduque, Calaguas Islands, and Caluya Islands.
PAGASA also said there is a high risk of life-threatening and damaging storm surges within the next 48 hours over low-lying coastal communities in Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin. With Rex Espiritu and Rio N. Araja
