With Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) expected to make landfall on the island province on Saturday, Catanduanes was placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5, the warning system’s highest alert level.

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-Yi) is set to make landfall over the eastern coast of Catanduanes on Saturday night.

A 'potentially catastrophic and life-threatening situation looms' for the northeastern part of Bicol, PAGASA warns the public early Saturday afternoon, November 16

The provincial government of Catanduanes ordered the forced evacuation of families after the state weather agency raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 over the island province on Saturday morning.

Wind Signal No. 5 has been hoisted in Catanduanes, as the state weather bureau on Saturday warned of a "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening situation" in the northeastern Bicol region after Super Typhoon Pepito further intensified.

Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-Yi), which is projected to reach super typhoon category, is expected to make landfall over Catanduanes tonight or Sunday, November 17, morning. In its 8 a.m. bulletin,

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is about to make a landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes on Saturday evening, the Philippine Atmospheric,