The low-pressure area that formed off Batanes early Friday morning developed into Tropical Depression “Igme” on Friday afternoon, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.

The low pressure area (LPA) east of Batanes has developed into a tropical depression and is now called Igme, according to state weather bureau PAGASA on Friday.

A low pressure area (LPA) monitored in the east of extreme Northern Luzon developed into a tropical depression locally named as ‘Igme’ with tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 raised over the province of Batanes.

The low pressure area (LPA) off Batanes developed into a tropical depression now called "Igme," the state-run weather agency said on Friday. Estimated at 530 kilometers east-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes,