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LPA likely to enter PAR as tropical depression to be named ‘Ramil’

The Manila Times | English | News | Oct. 15, 2025 | Extreme Weather Events

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced that a low pressure area (LPA) off Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as a tropical depression named ‘Ramil’ by Thursday or Friday. This weather disturbance will be the 18th tropical cyclone to affect the country in 2025.

Pagasa weather specialist Chenel Dominguez noted that the tropical depression may pass close to Northern Luzon. Its arrival is anticipated to bring overcast skies along with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and several provinces in Luzon including Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva Ecija.

The easterlies, warm and humid winds from the Pacific Ocean, are currently influencing the weather, causing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Mindanao is also expected to experience similar weather conditions with localized thunderstorms within the next 24 hours.

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