MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm "Marce" has intensified into a typhoon and may make landfall over Babuyan Islands or mainland Cagayan on Thursday or Friday, the state-run weather agency said on Tuesday.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the typhoon was moving west-northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph) while packing maximum sustained winds of 120kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150kph.