Handout/DOST-PAGASAMANILA -- "Pepito" has weakened into a typhoon even as it crosses Nueva Vizcaya on Sunday night, according to the state weather bureau.PAGASA said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 5 has been lifted but signal No.

Pepito (international name: Man-yi) has weakened into a typhoon and is now over Nueva Vizcaya province, according to the weather bureau’s 8:00 p.m. bulletin on Sunday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Pepito packs

The eastern parts of mainland Cagayan and Isabela are placed under Signal No. 2 because of Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) at 11 am on Wednesday, November 13, while the forecast track of Tropical Storm Man-yi sh

Typhoon Usagi weakened sharply on Friday after bearing down on the Philippines’ northern towns, blowing away houses in its path as authorities brace for another storm that could hit the capital Manila over the weekend.

Pepito (Man-Yi) reached typhoon strength following “rapid intensification,” while Ofel (Usagi) weakened into a severe tropical storm on Friday morning, PAGASA reported.

Pepito intensified further and neared typhoon strength on Friday morning while typhoon Ofel continued to weaken after striking northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said. Ofel, which made landfall in Cagayan on Thursday,

The state weather bureau said that Severe Tropical Storm Pepito (international name: Man-yi) had further intensified and was nearing typhoon status early Friday morning. Pepito “is forecast to intensify into a typhoon within the next 12 hours” and gain more strength to become a super typhoon by Saturday evening,