Philippines Chedengs Track Tender

Considered rare tropical cyclone track Davao Region abnormally found itself early this week directly in the destructive path of Tropical Depression Chedeng. Providentially before the weather disturbance could wreak havoc in the region Chedeng suddenly fizzled in a Davao land mass. State weather forecaster Anthony Joseph Lucero announced during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Full Council Meeting on Tuesday that Chedeng made landfall over Malita Davao Occidental at 530 a.m. that day and was downgraded into a low pressure area LPA as it hit ground.Scattered to at times widespread moderate to heavy rains will be experienced over most of Mindanao Lucero officer in charge of Mindanao Regional Services Division of the state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.Despite the weakening of Chedeng heavy rainfall would continue in Davao Region Surigao del Norte SOCCSKSARGEN Bangsamoro Agusan del Sur portion of Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula until early morning today March 20 as the LPA continued to cross Mindanao.Communities need to continue to be alert since heavy rains that can cause flooding prevail in most areas in Mindanao including Davao Region he added.Some provinces considered the arrival of Chedeng as a disguised blessing to provinces in Mindanao that had been experiencing either drought or dry spell.As reported by the Davao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Chris Tan farmers in Davao del Sur welcomed the rains brought by Chedeng as an answer to the effects of El Nino.Four towns in Davao del Sur namely Bansalan Matan-ao Magsaysay and Hagonoy have already declared a state of calamity due to El Nino.