A tropical storm and a typhoon are gaining strength outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) enhancing the southwest monsoon in the western section of Luzon, the state-run weather bureau said Friday morning.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that it was currently monitoring two weather systems. At 3:00 a.m, Tropical Storm "Mawar" is 345 kilometers (km) northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte with maximum winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move north-northwest at 7 kph.

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