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The low pressure area (LPA) located east of Eastern Visayas has developed into tropical depression Enteng, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
13 dead as storm Enteng causes slides, flooding
A total of 13 people have so far been reported to have died following nonstop rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Sunday and Monday, reports from disaster response agencies and local governments showed.
Malaca帽ang on Monday ordered the continued suspension of classes at all levels as well as work in government offices in Metro Manila and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region on Tuesday due to the projected rains expected to be spawned by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (鈥渉abagat鈥�) and Enteng (international name: Yagi).
Beijing has insisted on Monday that it was defending its 鈥渞ights鈥� in the South China Sea, after the Philippines released footage appearing to show a Chinese coast guard vessel ramming one of its ships during an at-sea confrontation.
Both countries accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.