(UPDATE) A PRE-EMPTIVE evacuation of residents in areas on the path of Super Typhoon "Betty" (international name: "Mawar") began on Saturday, the government said, as a slightly weaker but faster and still destructive storm entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) earlier in the day.

In its 5 p.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Signal No. 1 has been raised in most provinces in Northern Luzon.

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