Typhoon Pepito has intensified and nears super typhoon category early Saturday, November 16, 2024, as it threatens Eastern Visayas sand Southern Luzon. As of 4 a.m., Pagasa, in its early morning bulletin on Saturday,

Wind signals have been raised in more areas as Typhoon Pepito rapidly intensifies, according to PAGASA’s 5 p.m. cyclone bulletin. Pepito was last seen 465 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h and gustiness of up to 185 km/h.

Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) caused the raising of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 in Northern and Eastern Samar. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 11 a.

Northern Cebu could experience Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 if Typhoon Pepito’s track deviates southward from its current forecast path, the chief of the local weather bureau based in Mactan said on Friday.