Six areas were under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression Paeng intensified into a tropical storm on Thursday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Paeng intensified into a tropical storm at 8 a.m. and “further intensification is likely while moving over warm waters of the Philippine Sea.”
PAGASA said from early Friday morning through evening, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains are expected in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas, while light to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible over MIMAROPA, BARMM, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Quezon, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Aurora, and the rest of Visayas.
Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains are also possible over Metro Manila, Western Visayas, Aurora, Bulacan, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela, the rest of Eastern Visayas, and CALABARZON.