RAMMB/Himawari-9 satellite imagery SIGNAL NO. 2 RAISED IN METRO MANILA MANILA - More areas have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 as Super Typhoon Pepito continues to threaten "potentially catastrophic" impact on the Bicol region,

Tropical cyclone "Pepito" (international name: Man-Yi) has intensified into a super typhoon as it barrels toward Bicol Region.

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.

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.

Super Typhoon Pepito batters Catanduanes and Aurora, prompting local authorities to initiate disaster response and aid efforts

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is expected to slightly ease up into a typhoon, before it makes its second landfall in the vicinity of Aurora on Sunday afternoon. “Pepito is forecast to slightly weaken as a typhoon prior to its second landfall.