'Butchoy' heads toward West PH Sea, Signal No. 1 still up in parts of PH

TROPICAL depression 'Butchoy' maintained its strength as it headed toward the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Friday.

As of 8 a.m., Pagasa tracked 'Butchoy' at 50 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales, moving west northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph).