Tropical depression Basyang enters PARPAGASA said Basyang entered PAR at 5:30 p.m., a few minutes before it was spotted 1,075 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao. MANILA, Philippines — A tropical depression entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) yesterday and was named Basyang, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. PAGASA said Basyang entered PAR at 5:30 p.m., a few minutes before it was spotted 1,075 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao. Basyang is the second tropical depression to enter the country this year. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains.

Source: Philippine Star February 03, 2026 16:45 UTC