Chedeng is now a severe tropical storm, according to the 11 p.m. bulletin of Pagasa. Severe tropical storm Chedeng, which has an international name Guchol, brings maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometer per hour (km/h) near the center, gustiness of up to 115 km/h, and central pressure of 992 hPa. Pagasa said in its advisory that the storm 'still does not directly affect the country as it intensifies into a severe tropical storm.' The location of the center of the storm is at 1,220 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon.

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