MANILA, Philippines— Life-threatening conditions continue over the eastern section of Southern Luzon as Super Typhoon Pepito was forecast to make landfall over Quezon or Aurora, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday.
In its 5 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa said Signal No. 5 was up over the eastern portion of Polillo Islands (Patnanungan and Jomalig) and Calaguas Islands in Luzon.
Signal No. 4 was raised over the northeastern portion of Camarines Sur (Goa, San Jose, Tinambac, Siruma, Lagonoy, Presentacion, Caramoan and Garchitorena), the rest of Camarines Norte, the northern and western portions of Catanduanes (Pandan, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Caramoran and San Andres), the northern portion of mainland Quezon (General Nakar and Infanta), the rest of Polillo Islands, the central and southern portions of Aurora (Dingalan, San Luis, Maria Aurora, Baler, Dipaculao and Dinalungan), the eastern portion of Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, Gabaldon, Laur, Bongabon, Palayan City, Pantabangan, Rizal and General Mamerto Natividad), the southeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda), and the southern portion of Quirino (Nagtipunan).
The weather agency said Signal No. 3 was hoisted over the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Catanduanes, the northeastern portion of Albay (Santo Domingo, Polangui, Bacacay, Malilipot, City of Tabaco, Malinao and Rapu-Rapu and Tiwi), the eastern portion of Quezon (Calauag, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Buenavista, Lopez, Quezon, Perez, Alabat, Gumaca, Plaridel, Atimonan, Mauban, Sampaloc and Real), the eastern portion of Laguna (Santa Maria, Famy, Mabitac, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban and Cavinti), the eastern and central portions of Rizal (Pililla, Tanay, City of Antipolo, Rodriguez, Baras, San Mateo, Morong and Teresa), the rest of Aurora, the eastern and central portions of Bulacan (Norzagaray, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, San Rafael, Doña Remedios Trinidad, Angat, City of San Jose del Monte, Santa Maria, Pandi, Baliuag, Bustos, Pulilan and Plaridel) and the northeastern portion of Pampanga (Candaba, Arayat, Magalang, San Luis, San Simon, Mexico, Santa Ana, Apalit, Santo Tomas, City of San Fernando, Mabalacat City and Angeles City).
Also under the same storm signal are the rest of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, the northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc and Palauig), the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Quirino, the southern portion of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, Echague, San Guillermo, Angadanan, Alicia, San Mateo, Ramon, San Isidro, City of Santiago and Cordon), the central and southern portions of Ilocos Sur (Alilem, Sugpon, Cervantes, Suyo, Tagudin, Narvacan, Quirino, Sigay, Gregorio del Pilar, San Emilio, Santa Cruz, Salcedo, Banayoyo, City of Candon, Galimuyod, Santa Lucia, Lidlidda, Santa Maria, Burgos, Santiago, San Esteban and Nagbukel), La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Ifugao, the western portion of Mountain Province (Sabangan, Bauko, Tadian, Bontoc, Sagada, Besao, Sadanga and Barlig), and the southern portion of Abra (Tubo, Luba, Pilar, Villaviciosa and San Isidro).
Under signal No. 2 are Metro Manila, Sorsogon, the rest of Albay, Ticao Island, Burias Island, the northern portion of Marinduque (Santa Cruz, Boac, Mogpog and Torrijos), the rest of Quezon, the rest of Laguna, the rest of Rizal, Cavite, the northern portion of Batangas (City of Tanauan, Santo Tomas, Talisay, Lipa City, Malvar, Balete, Mataasnakahoy, Laurel, Padre Garcia, San Juan and Rosario), Bataan, the rest of Pampanga, the rest of Bulacan, the rest of Zambales, the southwestern portion of Cagayan (Enrile, Tuao, Solana, Tuguegarao City, Piat and Rizal), the rest of Isabela, the rest of Abra, the southern portion of Apayao (Conner and Kabugao), Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Ilocos Sur, and the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pinili, City of Batac, Banna, Nueva Era, Badoc, Currimao, Marcos, Solsona, Dingras, Sarrat, Paoay, Laoag City and San Nicolas).
Signal No. 1 was up over the rest of Masbate, the rest of Marinduque, the northern portion of Romblon (Cajidiocan, San Fernando, Magdiwang, Romblon, Banton, Corcuera, Santa Maria, Concepcion, Odiongan, San Andres, Calatrava and San Agustin), the northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Naujan, Baco, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Bansud, Gloria, Pola, City of Calapan and Bongabong), the northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog and Paluan) including Lubang Islands, the rest of Batangas, the rest of mainland Cagayan, the rest of Apayao, and the rest of Ilocos Norte.
Northern Samar, the northern portion of Samar (San Jorge, Matuguinao, Almagro, Calbayog, Pagsanghan, Gandara, Santo Niño, Tagapul-An, San Jose de Buan, Santa Margarita and Tarangnan) and the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Maslog, San Policarpo, Dolores, Jipapad, Oras and Arteche) in Visayas are also under the same storm signal.
Moving west-northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), the super typhoon was estimated 85 kilometers (kms) northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte while packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph.
Citing data and analysis, Pagasa administrator Nathaniel Servando said Pepito will pass close or over Polillo Islands late Sunday morning before making landfall over northern Quezon or central or southern Aurora between in the afternoon.
The super typhoon would likely exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday, he said.
