INQToday: Signal no. 2 up over 2 Luzon areas; 13 dead as Enteng causes slides, flooding

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Signal no. 2 up over 2 Luzon areas as Tropical Storm Enteng strengthens

The low pressure area (LPA) located east of Eastern Visayas has developed into tropical depression Enteng, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

13 dead as storm Enteng causes slides, flooding

A total of 13 people have so far been reported to have died following nonstop rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Sunday and Monday, reports from disaster response agencies and local governments showed.

Malacañang on Monday ordered the continued suspension of classes at all levels as well as work in government offices in Metro Manila and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region on Tuesday due to the projected rains expected to be spawned by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (“habagat”) and Enteng (international name: Yagi).

China says it is protecting its ‘rights’ after Philippine ship collision

Beijing has insisted on Monday that it was defending its “rights” in the South China Sea, after the Philippines released footage appearing to show a Chinese coast guard vessel ramming one of its ships during an at-sea confrontation.

Both countries accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.