SIGNAL No. 3 is up in parts of Visayas and Mindanao as Typhoon 'Odette' continues to intensify and may make its first landfall on Thursday afternoon over Dinagat Islands-Surigao provinces, according to the state-run weather agency.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 a.m. advisory that affected areas in Visayas include Southern Leyte, the southern portion of Leyte (Abuyog, Mahaplag, City of Baybay, Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato, Matalom and Javier), Bohol, and the eastern portion of Cebu (Lapu-Lapu City, Cordova, Carmen, Danao City, Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Mandaue City, Cebu City, City of Talisay, Minglanilla, City of Naga and San Fernando) including Camotes Islands.