MANILA, Philippines — Leon (international name: Kong-rey) intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm on Monday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In an 11 a.m. briefing, Pagasa said Leon was last spotted some 735 kilometers (km) east of Casiguran, Aurora, or 780 km east of Echague, Isabela. In the past
