PAGASA says Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) may pass close to or over Quezon's Polillo Islands by late Sunday morning, November 17

Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) intensified into a super typhoon on Saturday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph and gusts reaching 230 kph. According to the 10 a.m. update from Pagasa,

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Pepito has made a landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes on Saturday evening, November 16. In its Facebook post, state weather bureau PAGASA said Pepito made landfall at 9:40 p.m. As of 8 p.m., Pepito was located over the coastal waters of Viga, Catanduanes.

SUPER Typhoon Pepito is expected to weaken after its second landfall over Aurora or Quezon later today, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday.

Ahead of its landfall on Sunday, November 17, tropical cyclone "Pepito" (international name: Man-Yi) maintained its super typhoon category strength as it heads for the vicinity of Aurora where it is likely to make a landfall by midday.

Super Typhoon Pepito has made landfall in Dipaculao, Aurora, the state-run weather agency said on Sunday. Nathaniel Servando, administrator of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) told The Manila Times via Viber that the super typhoon hit the landmass around 3:20 p.

Nearly a million people were displaced, flights were canceled and classes remain suspended in many areas today as Super Typhoon Pepito barreled across Luzon, making two landfalls and causing extensive damage in its wake.