Published: 12:08pm, 16 Apr, 2021 Updated: 4:51pm, 16 Apr, 2021 Post navigation Top intelligence officers from the two nations met in Dubai in bid to calm tension over disputed region, report says. MANILA – The severe tropical storm that entered the Philippine area of responsibility has intensified into a typhoon but is less likely to make landfall in any part of the country, state weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.