Pagasa monitors LPA inside PAR on Thursday morning

Inquirer.net - Oct 29, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area (LPA) was being monitored inside the country on Thursday morning, according to the state weather bureau.  in its tropical cyclone formation outlook issued at 10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that the LPA was last estimated 915 kilometers (km) east of Eastern

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