Only Batanes may still have moderate to heavy rain from Severe Tropical Storm Pepito (Man-yi), while Signal No. 1 is the only remaining tropical cyclone wind signal raised as of Monday morning, Novemb

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.

At its peak, Ofel was a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h, reaching this category early Thursday morning, November 14. But hours later, it was downgraded to a typhoon, before it made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan, at 1:30 pm that day.

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,