MANILA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Following the destruction brought by typhoon Xangsane, a new weather disturbance has entered the Philippines on Sunday and may hit the devastated Bicol region again, the weather authority said.

    As of 5 p.m., tropical depression "Neneng" (local name) has entered the Philippines and is threatening Bicol, one of the regions most affected by Xangsane, the Philippine national weather bureau PAGASA said in a report.

    PAGASA said Neneng was located 1,020 km east of the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center.

    Moving west to northwest at 11 kph, Neneng is forecast to be 750 km east of the Bicol region by Monday afternoon, 540 km east northeast of the region by Tuesday afternoon, and 550 km east of Central Luzon by Wednesday afternoon, the report added.

    The latest weather disturbance is not expected to directly affect the country within the next 24 hours, it said. But a surge of strong winds will come to the Bicol Region, Visayas and Mindanao on Monday.

    Xangsane killed at least 76 people in the Philippines, dislocated tens of thousands of residents, causing a loss of nearly 240 million U.S. dollars, authorities said. Enditem