# Typhoon Francisco weakens and exits; Tropical Storm Gardo enters Philippine Area of Responsibility
> The Philippines faced back-to-back systems in an unusually active southwest monsoon period, with Francisco exiting June 25 and Gardo entering the same evening bringing fresh rain warnings for Manila's coast

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-25 · heads: How Life Changes, The Quiet Shift · 4 takes · 2 lenses · 1 regions

## Summary

Super Typhoon Francisco, which peaked earlier this week with 185 km/h sustained winds, weakened to a severe tropical storm and exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on the evening of June 25, tracking toward Japan's Ryukyu Islands. Signal No. 1 remained up in Batanes and Cagayan through the day. Before Francisco fully cleared, a second system, Severe Tropical Storm Gardo (international name Higos), entered the PAR at 11 p.m. Philippine time, triggering fresh warnings. PAGASA forecast moderate to heavy rain across Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro from June 25-26 as Gardo approaches. The back-to-back systems represent an unusually active period in the 2026 southwest monsoon season. No major casualties from Francisco were reported in Luzon; Signal No. 1 was sufficient to disrupt coastal fishing and cause preventive evacuations.

## The split

Philippine national coverage from Rappler, GMA, and the Philippine Star focused on the operational transition from Francisco to Gardo, with PAGASA maintaining real-time bulletins. Japan's Meteorological Agency issued its own advisory for the approaching remnants of Francisco in the Ryukyus. International coverage was limited, as Francisco remained offshore and did not make a direct landfall on a major population centre. Manila's western provinces, historically vulnerable to storms approaching from the South China Sea, were in the direct path of Gardo's forecast track.

## By the numbers

- 185 km/h, Francisco's peak sustained wind speed at super-typhoon intensity earlier this week
- 2 active systems, the simultaneous presence of Francisco and Gardo in or near the PAR on June 25
- 11 p.m. PHT (15:00 UTC), time Gardo entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility
- Signal No. 1, the lowest public warning level, still in effect for Batanes as of the June 25 evening bulletin

## Why it matters

Back-to-back typhoons in late June, before the peak of the [Philippine typhoon season](/en/entity/pacific-typhoons) in July through October, suggest an unusually energised monsoon trough in 2026. The Philippines faces 20 or more named storms each year and structures its civil protection, rice planting, and tourism calendar around the season. Consecutive systems that give farmers no recovery window between storms can damage unharvested rice, disrupt coastal supply chains, and overwhelm local government capacity. The [South China Sea](/en/entity/south-china-sea) track also means any intensifying storm could affect shipping lanes already under stress from [Hormuz disruption](/en/n/hormuz-ever-lovely-attack-jun25)-driven route changes.

## What to watch

- Gardo's intensity and track as it crosses the South China Sea, with Manila's western coastal areas in the potential path
- PAGASA Signal level upgrades during the June 26 morning bulletin
- Agricultural damage assessment for Cagayan Valley, where Francisco's outer bands hit during harvest preparation
- Whether the active monsoon trough produces additional numbered storms entering the PAR this week

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Philippine independent news
- **Rappler** (Philippines, en) — PAGASA 11pm June 25 bulletin confirms Francisco downgraded to severe tropical storm, exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility toward the Ryukyu Islands, while Severe Tropical Storm Gardo has entered the PAR and is expected to bring moderate to heavy rain to Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro from June 25-26, with Signal No. 1 possible overnight.
  > "Francisco exits PAR toward Ryukyus; Gardo enters PAR bringing new rain warnings for Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro."
  Source: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/severe-tropical-storm-francisco-gardo-southwest-monsoon-update-pagasa-forecast-june-25-2026-11pm/

### unlabelled
- **Philippine Star** (Philippines, en) — 
  Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/weather/2026/06/23/2537225/super-typhoon-francisco-slows-east-northern-luzon
- **GMA Network** (Philippines, en) — 
  Source: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/weather/content/992252/batanes-cagayan-typhoon-francisco-signal/story/
- **Philippine Daily Inquirer** (Philippines, en) — 
  Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2252123/signal-no-1-still-up-in-batanes-cagayan-as-typhoon-francisco-weakens

## Across the graph
- Related: [[marcos-scarborough-nature-reserve]]
- Entities: Pacific Typhoons, Philippine Daily Inquirer

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