PAGASA monitors LPA inside of Philippine Area of Responsibility
A low pressure area (LPA) has been monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as of Friday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
As of 8 a.m., PAGASA said the LPA has a 'medium' chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
The LPA was last spotted 480 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas.
On Monday, PAGASA announced the beginning of the rainy season in the country. — Giselle Ombay/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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