 Upon being classified as a tropical depression , the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued Public Storm Warning Signal # 1 for Samar , Leyte , the Camotes Islands , Surigao del Norte , Siargao Island , and Dinagat Island as winds up to 60 km / h ( 37 mph ) were expected to affect those areas . Three hours later , Biliran Island was also put under the warning signal . On January 4 , all signals , except in Eastern Samar , were lifted as Auring recurved and moved away from the Philippines . The warning signal for Eastern Samar was lifted early the next day . 
