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Signal No. 1 up as 'Salome' nears Northern Luzon

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October 23, 2025

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, Oct. 22, hoisted tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 over parts of Luzon as tropical depression "Salome" moved closer to extreme Northern Luzon.

- By ELLALYN V. RUIZ

First monitored as a low-pressure area inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 21, the weather disturbance intensified into a tropical depression at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and was given the local name Salome.

As of 10 a.m., the center of Salome was located 255 kilometers north-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph.

It was moving south-southwest at 15 kph.

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