MANILA, Philippines – Tropical storm "Megi" (international codename) could bring the same amount of rain as Ondoy, the weather bureau said on Friday.

“If it enters, it would be a typhoon category. Ondoy is a tropical storm category. Ondoy would actually be of a lesser strength. However, if you start looking at the amount of rainfall that Juan (local codename) is going to bring, satellite imagery shows that the amount of rain it’s bringing is basically similar to what Ondoy had dropped in Metro Manila,” said Graciano Yumul, chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).


As of posting time, PAGASA said Megi was expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) around midnight or early Saturday morning.
PAGASA said it came out with an early forecast to prepare the public especially those in Northern and Central Luzon.
PAGASA advised the general public and local disaster risk reduction managers to prepare and take precautionary measures.
Fishermen were advised not to venture over the eastern and northern coasts of Luzon while farmers were advised to monitor weather updates
Travelers were advised not to travel starting on Sunday morning, particularly in landslide prone areas of northern and eastern Luzon.