Super Typhoon Pepito keeps parts of Polillo and Calaguas islands under Signal No. 5

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Two areas in the Philippines remain under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 due to Super Typhoon Pepito, also known as Man-yi. These areas are the eastern portion of Polillo Islands and Calaguas Islands. As of early Sunday, Pepito was located 85 kilometers northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte. The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 255 kilometers per hour. Several other regions are under lower wind signals, including TCWS No. 4 and TCWS No. 3 in Luzon. The storm is moving west northwest at 15 kilometers per hour.


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