TYPHOON Nika made landfall in Dilasag, Aurora and is now cutting across Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.
Pagasa said in its 11 a.m. bulletin that Nika was moving west-northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph.
Pagasa administrator Nathaniel Servando said the typhoon will traverse the landmass of mainland Luzon and emerge over the sea west of Ilocos Sur either Monday afternoon or evening.
Signal No. 4 remains up over the northernmost portion of Aurora (Dilasag and Casiguran), the central and southern portions of Isabela (Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Jones, Echague, Ramon, San Isidro, City of Santiago, Cordon, Roxas, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, Gamu, San Manuel, Aurora, San Mateo, Cabatuan, Alicia, Luna, City of Cauayan, Angadanan, Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Ilagan City, Delfin Albano and San Agustin), the southeastern portion of Abra (Tubo, Boliney, Daguioman, Bucloc and Malibcong), the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province (Sadanga, Bontoc, Barlig, Natonin and Paracelis), the eastern portion of Ifugao (Aguinaldo, Mayoyao and Alfonso Lista), and the western and southern portions of Kalinga (Tanudan, Tinglayan, Pasil, Lubuagan, Balbalan and City of Tabuk).
Signal No. 3 was raised over the northern portion of Aurora (Dinalungan), the northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Diadi, Bagabag, Quezon, Solano, Villaverde, Kasibu, Ambaguio and Bayombong), the northern portion of Quirino (Diffun, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Saguday and Maddela), the rest of Isabela, the southwestern portion of Cagayan (Enrile, Solana, Tuao, Tuguegarao City, Rizal and Piat), the rest of Abra, the southern portion of Apayao (Conner, and Kabugao), the rest of Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Ifugao, the northern portion of Benguet (Buguias, Mankayan and Bakun), the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Laoag City, Sarrat, San Nicolas, Piddig, Marcos, Nueva Era, Dingras, Bacarra, Solsona, Paoay, Currimao, Pinili, Badoc, City of Batac and Banna) and Ilocos Sur.
Meanwhile, Signal No. 2 was hoisted over central portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Maria Aurora and Baler), the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Quirino, the northwestern and eastern portions of Cagayan (Iguig, Peñablanca, Baggao, Alcala, Amulung, Santo Niño, Gattaran, Lasam, Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Lal-Lo, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Buguey, Santa Teresita and Gonzaga), the rest of Apayao, the rest of Benguet, the rest of Ilocos Norte, La Union, the northeastern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, Sison, San Manuel, Umingan and Tayug), and the northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Pantabangan, Lupao and San Jose City).
Metro Manila is still under Signal No. 1 along with other Luzon areas, namely, Bulacan, Rizal, the rest of Aurora, the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the rest of Pangasinan, the rest of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, the northern and central portions of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Marcelino, San Felipe and San Narciso), the eastern portion of Laguna (Santa Maria, Mabitac, Pakil, Pangil, Famy, Siniloan, Paete, Kalayaan, Cavinti, Lumban, Luisiana, Santa Cruz, Magdalena, Pagsanjan, Majayjay, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Pila and Victoria), the northern and eastern portions of Quezon (Calauag, Infanta, Quezon, Alabat, Sampaloc, Mauban, Perez, Real, General Nakar, Tagkawayan and Guinayangan) including Pollilo Islands, Camarines Norte, and the northeastern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Garchitorena and Lagonoy).
