Wind signals hoisted over more areas as 'Basyang' accelerates toward eastern Mindanao

PHILIPPINES ON ALERT AS YEAR'S FIRST CYCLONE FORMS MANILA, Jan 14, 2026 (AFP) - The Philippines raised wind signals and disaster alerts on Wednesday as the year's first tropical cyclone formed over the Pacific Ocean, with forecasters warning it could intensify and bring heavy rains. Tropical Depression Ada developed east of Mindanao island and was packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometres (28 miles) per hour, the state weather bureau PAGASA said. The cyclone was moving northwest at 35 km/