The tropical depression PAGASA is monitoring continues to move generally westward near Palau and is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility this early afternoon. It will be assigned the name "Chedeng." As of 10 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was estimated based on all available data at 980 km east of Mindanao It packs maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 60 kph.

Source: Philippine Star March 17, 2019 04:14 UTC