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'Falcon' intensifies into a typhoon

THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Monday that 'Falcon' has escalated into a typhoon but it remains over the Philippine Sea.

The typhoon, estimated 1, 070 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, has maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph, weather specialist Obet Badrina said.