 As they run the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for the Western Pacific, the JMA assigns names to Tropical Depressions should they intensify into a tropical storm.PAGASA also assign local names to tropical depressions which form within their area of responsibility; however, these names are not in common use outside of PAGASA's area of responsibility.In this season, 14 systems entered or formed in the Philippine area of responsibility, which 7 of them directly made landfall over the Philippines.