Tropical Storm Jangmi maintained its strength as it moved northward to the Philippines, according to the 11 p.m. tropical cyclone advisory of PAGASA.

The tropical depression outside the Philippine area of responsibility has intensified into a tropical storm, state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Jangmi is 1,300 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao as of Wednesday morning, May 27, inching toward the Philippine Area of Responsibility