A Brewing Storm: Philippine Weather Agency Tracks Potential Tropical Depression Amid Heavy Rains MANILA (Asia Pacific News) — As relentless monsoon rains lash northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is closely monitoring a low-pressure area (LPA) more than 1,100 kilometers east of southern Mindanao, which could evolve into the season’s next named storm. Officials assess a medium probability that the system will intensify into a tr