Signal No. 1 up over parts of Luzon
as LPA turns tropical depression 'Jenny'

THE low pressure area (LPA) that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Monday has intensified into a tropical depression and was named “Jenny,” the state-run weather bureau said.

As of 4 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) spotted the 10th tropical cyclone to enter PAR this year at 670 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, carrying maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph. It was moving northwest at a speed of 25 kph.