TD Rolly to enter PAR Thursday, may become severe tropical storm

Another tropical depression, to be named Rolly, is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday afternoon, potentially strengthening into a severe tropical storm by the weekend.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Rolly was located 2,125 kilometers east of central Luzon.

Typhoon Quinta, the 17th storm to enter the Philippines this year, exited the PAR on Tuesday morning.

Quinta's damage assessment includes at least one confirmed fatality and one missing person in Negros Oriental.

Almost 28,000 families were affected in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa, with over 6,500 families still in evacuation centers.

Damage to agriculture has reached P401.73 million, affecting 16,531 farmers and 14,252 hectares of farmlands in Ilocos, Calabarzon, Bicol, and Western Visayas.

Typhoon Quinta also disrupted power supply in 15 provinces, with 23 electric cooperatives reporting varying degrees of power cuts.