“PERLA” has intensified into a tropical storm as it slowed down off the coast east of extreme Northern Luzon, the state-run weather bureau said on Friday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Perla gained strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of 80 kph. It was last spotted at 790 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes but was almost stationary.

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