Basyang slightly intensifies; Signal No. 2 in 15 Vis-Min areas

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Basyang (international name: Penha) slightly intensified late Thursday afternoon while approaching Mindanao, the state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical and Services Administration’s (Pagasa), in its 5 p.m. bulletin, said Basyang was last spotted some 150 kilometers (km) east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. READ: Tropical depression Basyang