The northeastern portion of Camarines Sur was placed on Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 on Saturday afternoon as Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi)

In anticipation of Tropical Storm Man-yi, which will be named Pepito upon entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), local disaster management officials are intensifying

Signal No. 4 is up over parts of the Bicol region as 'Pepito' has intensified into a super typhoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Saturday.

Signal No. 4 was raised over Catanduanes and part of northeastern Camarines Sur as tropical cyclone Pepito intensified into a super typhoon on Saturday, threatening the Bicol region, weather service PAGASA said.

MANILA – Super Typhoon Pepito (international name Man-yi) continues to threaten the northeastern Bicol Region, the weather bureau said in a 5 p.m. bulletin on Saturday. The cyclone packs maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph.

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-Yi) has strengthened as it approaches the northeastern Bicol Region, with PAGASA warning that it could bring "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening" damages.

Catanduanes and part of Camarines Sur are now under Signal No. 5 due to Super Typhoon Pepito as weather bureau PAGASA maintained its warning of a "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening situation" at the northeastern part of Bicol Region.

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, the state weather bureau said Saturday afternoon.