By MANILA, Philippines — A tropical depression (TD) being monitored east of Mindanao may intensify into a typhoon in the coming days as it moves toward the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the TD was last spotted 1,230 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao.
“As of now, it remains outside the PAR, but as seen on our satellite imagery, its cloud extension or trough is already affecting the eastern section of Mindanao,” weather specialist Chenel Dominguez, speaking Filipino, said in Pagasa’s latest weather briefing.
