Tropical depression forms inside PAR; Signal No. 1 in Batanes

Pagasa satellite image as of 6:30 a.m. on June 5, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has intensified into Tropical Depression Ester early Friday, which prompted the state weather bureau to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.

1 over Batanes.

In its latest weather briefing, ...