The tropical depression outside the country's area of responsibility (PAR) may not bring significant impact over the country within the next five days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday afternoon, April 13.
In the PAGASA's weather bulletin, the tropical depression was estimated at 1,290 kilometers east of Mindanao at around 3 p.m.
The tropical depression will be given a local name "Bising" once inside the Philippine area of responsibility over the weekend.
PAGASA said the weather disturbance has slightly intensified with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 70 kph while moving west at 20 kph.
It will likely intensify into a tropical storm in the next 24 hours, it added.
As of Tuesday afternoon, PAGASA said the easterlies, or the warm air coming from the Pacific Ocean, remain the dominant weather system bringing warm and humid weather conditions across most of the archipelago.
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail due to the easterlies, it added.
However, it warned the public to take necessary precautions against possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.