Cloudy skies, rain to prevail in parts of Visayas, Mindanao on Saturday, Oct. 3

Inquirer.net - Oct 3, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Overcast skies and rain are forecast over parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday due to the trough of a typhoon located outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest forecast, Typhoon Choi-Wan was located 2,430 kilometers (km) east

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