MANILA, Philippines — One of the two low-pressure areas (LPAs) being monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has intensified into a tropical depression on Sunday morning.
Tropical Depression Emong is expected to remain a tropical depression throughout the forecast period, said Pagasa.
Emong developed into a tropical depression over the Philippine Sea at 8:00 a.m.
The center of the storm was last located 790 kilometers (km) east of Catarman, Northern Samar as of 10:00 a.m.
It is currently moving northwestward at 25 km per hour and has maximum sustained winds of 45 km per hour and gustiness of up to 55 km per …
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