MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) between Saturday and Sunday, state meteorologists said on Thursday afternoon.
According to reports from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the LPA is still not expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours.
As of now, it is located 2,215 kilometers east of Mindanao — way outside the PAR — and is moving west. In case the LPA develops into a tropical cyclone and enters PAR, it would be given the local name Dante.
For now, the LPA has no effect on the country’s…
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