MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday night placed Metro Manila under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon "Pepito" moved west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Eastern Visayas.
In the weather bureau's 11 p.m. bulletin, Signal No. 2 was raised over the following areas in Luzon and the Visayas:
The northern and eastern portions of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Siruma, Tinambac, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Presentacion, San Jose, Goa, Sagñay, Tigaon), Catanduanes, the eastern portion of Albay (Bacacay, City of Tabaco, Rapu-Rapu, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, Malinao, Tiwi, Manito), the eastern portion of Sorsogon (City of Sorsogon, Gubat, Prieto Diaz, Barcelona, Casiguran, Bulusan), the northern and eastern portions of Northern Samar (Mapanas, Gamay, Palapag, Lapinig, Silvino Lobos, Laoang, Catubig, Las Navas, Pambujan, Mondragon, San Roque, Catarman, Lope de Vega, Biri, San Jose, Bobon, Rosario, Lavezares), the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Arteche, Oras, San Policarpo, Dolores, Jipapad, Maslog, Can-Avid, Taft), and the northeastern portion of Samar (San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao).
Also under Signal No. 1 in Luzon are the southern and eastern portions of Isabela (Dinapigue, Palanan, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Jones, Echague, San Agustin, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Cauayan, City of Santiago, San Isidro, Alicia, Naguilian), Quirino, the eastern and southern portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda, Kasibu, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur), Aurora, the eastern portion of Nueva Ecija (Pantabangan, Rizal, Bongabon, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, General Tinio, Gabaldon, Laur, Peñaranda, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, San Leonardo, City of Gapan), the eastern portion of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, Norzagaray, City of San Jose del Monte, San Ildefonso, San Rafael, Baliuag, Bustos, Santa Maria, Bocaue, Marilao, City of Meycauayan, Obando, Balagtas, Angat, Pandi), Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Albay, the rest of Sorsogon, and Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands, while in the Visayas, it is placed for the rest of Northern Samar, the rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Samar, Biliran, and the northeastern portion of Leyte (Barugo, San Miguel, Babatngon, Tacloban City).
Pagasa said Pepito was expected to make landfall over Catanduanes on Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
"However, considering the limits of the forecast confidence cone, a landfall scenario over the eastern coast of Camarines Sur, Albay, or Sorsogon during the same time frame, over the eastern coast of Northern Samar [Saturday] afternoon or evening, or along the eastern coast of Quezon or Aurora on Sunday afternoon or evening remains not ruled out," the weather bureau said.
"Pepito is forecast to move generally west-northwestward within the next three days before turning generally westward to west southwestward from [Nov. 18] evening to [Nov. 20] evening," the weather bureau added.
Pepito is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday.