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(UPDATED, JULY 23, 12:44 p.m.) Here are the latest updates on Tropical Depression (TD) ‘Emong,’ which developed into a TD on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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LPA west of Babuyan Islands is now Tropical Depression Emong
The low-pressure area (LPA) located west of Babuyan Islands has developed into Tropical Depression Emong, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Wednesday.
In its latest advisory, the Pagasa said Emong became a tropical depression at 8 a.m.
Emong is the fifth tropical cyclone in the country this 2025.
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Emong: Signal no. 1 in 4 Luzon areas
‘Emong’ slightly intensifies, Signal No. 2 up in parts of Pangasinan
Tropical Storm (TS) “Emong” has slightly intensified while moving southwestward over the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
In its 11 p.m. bulletin on Wednesday, the weather bureau said the center of Emong was located 235 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, and moving southwestward at 15 kph.
It has maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph.
Emong intensifies, Signal No. 3 now up in 2 Luzon areas, says Pagasa
The state weather bureau has placed two areas in Luzon under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3.
This as Emong intensified and reached the “severe tropical storm” category on Thursday, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
TCWS No. 3
According to the 5 a.m. Thursday bulletin of Pagasa, TCWS No. 3 was placed in the following areas:
- Northern portion of Pangasinan (Anda, Bolinao, Bani)
- Western portion of La Union (Luna, Balaoan, Bacnotan, San Juan, City of San Fernando, Bauang, Caba)
TCWS No. 2:
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- The rest of La Union
- Western portion of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao, Calanasan)
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- Central portion of Pangasinan (Agno, Burgos, Mabini, City of Alaminos, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Infanta, Dasol, Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Manaoag, Laoac, Binalonan, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Pozorrubio, Sison, San Fabian, San Jacinto)
- Western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe)
TCWS No. 1
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Western and central portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Aurora, San Mateo, Ramon, Cordon, Burgos, Cabatuan, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Tumauini, Gamu, Luna, Maconacon, Alicia, San Mariano, Naguilian, San Guillermo, City of Cauayan, Echague, Ilagan City, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Santiago, Reina Mercedes, San Agustin, Divilacan, San Isidro, Jones)
- The rest of Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- The rest of Apayao
- The rest of Pangasinan
- Northern and central portions of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan)
- Tarlac,
- Western and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Quezon, Licab, Aliaga, Zaragoza, San Antonio, Jaen, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, Bongabon, Laur)
Emong now a typhoon
The state weather bureau reported on Thursday morning that Emong had intensified into a typhoon.
Emong had reached typhoon category at 8 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 150 kph, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest advisory.
The typhoon was last located 220 kilometers west of Dagupan City, slowly moving south-southeastward.
Pagasa is also monitoring Tropical Storm Dante, which was last spotted 735 kilometers east-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.