A LOW pressure area spotted near Guiuan, Eastern Samar has developed into a tropical depression called Emong.

As of 10 a.m. Sunday, Tropical Depression Emong was located at 700 kilometers east northeast of Guiuan, with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers (km) per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 55 km/hour. It was moving northwestward at 25 km/hour.

State weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) 1 over Batanes and some localities in Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands. (SunStar Philippines)