Super Typhoon Pepito makes landfall in Catanduanes, Philippines

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Super Typhoon Pepito, also known as Man-yi, made landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday. The Philippine weather agency, Pagasa, had predicted this event earlier in the evening. Pepito is expected to move northwest, passing over northern Camarines Province and the Polillo Islands before making another landfall in Quezon or Aurora on Sunday. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals have been issued nationwide, with Signal No. 5 in Catanduanes and parts of Camarines Sur, indicating severe wind threats of 185 kilometers per hour or more.


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