Manila, Feb. 5 -- Antique residents are encouraged to secure their homes and help their barangay officials in clearing waterways to prevent flooding in preparation for Tropical Storm Basyang.

Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Broderick Train, particularly cited the towns of Anini-y, Tobias Fornier and Hamtic, to do the necessary preparations, although other municipalities are also advised to get ready because of the wide rain band of Basyang.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is being hoisted over the province, but Typhoon Basyang is expected to pass Antique on Friday evening.

"We expect a more serious effect of Typhoon Basyang on the three adjacent municipalities based on the PAGASA (Phili...