MANILA, Philippines -- Signal No. 1 is up over Eastern Samar in Visayas and in Dinagat Islands, Siargao Islands, and Bucas Grande Islands in Mindanao due to Tropical Depression 'Aghon,' the first storm to him the country in 2024, the state-run weather agency said on Friday.

In an early bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Aghon was estimated some 340 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur while moving west-northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph).