Babuyan Islands


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Ba·bu·yan Islands

 (bä′bo͞o-yän′)
An island group of the Philippines that is separated from the northern coast of Luzon by the narrow Babuyan Channel. The group's five main islands include Babuyan Island in the northeast.
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Ba•bu•yan′ Is′lands

(ˌbɑ buˈyɑn)
n.pl.
a group of islands in the Philippines, N of Luzon. 225 sq. mi. (580 sq. km).
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Residents of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos region and Cordillera Administrative Region may still experience occasional gusty conditions due to the southwest monsoon.
1 has been lifted over Batanes but the province, along with Babuyan Islands, will experience occasional gusty winds due to the southwest monsoon (Habagat).
weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Batanes and Babuyan Islands may still experience light to heavy rainfall due to the southwest monsoon until Thursday morning.
Also over the eastern seaboard of Luzon and the western seaboard of Visayas such as Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon Including Polillo Island, Camarines Provinces, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, and Negros Occidental.
However, small populations still survive in the Luzon rainforest, Babuyan Islands and Bukidnon.
A signal 1 has been announced for Metro Manila, the Babuyan islands, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Bataan and Cavite.
Forecasters expect scattered rains over Ilocos, Apayao, Abra and Batanes provinces and Babuyan islands.
Residents of Batanes and Babuyan Islands will experience light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains due to "Liwayway." Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon will also bring scattered light to moderate rains with at times heavy rainshowers during thunderstorms over Ilocos region, CAR and the rest of Cagayan Valley.
Residents of Batanes province, including Babuyan Islands, are bracing for strong rains with gusty winds as Tropical Storm 'Liwayway' (international name: Lingling) continues to move northward.
severe weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Liwayway will bring light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains over Apayao, Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands and Batanes.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Chris Perez said Hanna is still not expected to make landfall over the country but its large circulation may bring stormy weather over Batanes and Babuyan Islands until the cyclone's exit from the country's area of responsibility (PAR) late Thursday or early Friday.