▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm . ▁P AG AS A ▁also ▁assign ▁local ▁names ▁to ▁tropical ▁de press ions ▁which ▁form ▁within ▁their ▁area ▁of ▁responsibility ; ▁however , ▁these ▁names ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁common ▁use ▁outside ▁of ▁P AG AS A ' s ▁area ▁of ▁responsibility . ▁In ▁this ▁season , ▁ 1 9 ▁systems ▁entered ▁or ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁area ▁of ▁responsibility , ▁which ▁eight ▁of ▁them ▁directly ▁made ▁land fall ▁over ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁relatively ▁active ▁with ▁seven ▁named ▁storm s . ▁During ▁the ▁season , ▁six ▁ty ph o ons ▁under w ent ▁rapid ▁deep ening . ▁The ▁dead liest ▁and ▁dam aging ▁storm ▁so ▁far ▁is ▁R amm as un , ▁killing ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people ▁with ▁dam ages ▁of ▁about ▁$ 7 ▁billion . ▁During ▁August , ▁H urr icane ▁Gene v ieve ▁entered ▁the ▁bas in ▁as ▁a ▁super ▁ty ph oon . ▁During ▁mid - August , ▁as ▁Gene v ieve ▁began ▁to ▁weak en , ▁tropical ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁Pacific ▁began ▁to ▁decrease , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁no ▁tropical ▁storm s ▁develop ▁during ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁since ▁records ▁began . ▁This ▁also ▁occurred ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁during ▁mid - Oct ober , ▁after ▁the ▁diss ip ation ▁of ▁V ong f ong . ▁In ▁early ▁October , ▁V ong f ong ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁ty ph oon , ▁the