Northern Samar, Western Samar and Eastern Samar in the Visayas, and Dinagat Island and Siargao Island in Mindanao are now under storm signal no. 1 as a low pressure area (LPA) has grown into a tropical depression that has been named "Gorio."

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday Gorio, the seventh tropical cyclone to enter the country this year, will enhance the southwest monsoon and bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms over the Visayas and Mindanao.

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