TROPICAL depression “Liwayway” slightly intensified as it affects parts of the country, the state-run weather bureau said on Monday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration(Pagasa) last spotted Liwayway at 450 kilometers east of Daet, Camarines, Norte. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph. It was headed in a north-northwest direction at 25 kph.