Super Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) would continue to “endanger” Cagayan Valley, according to the state weather agency, which predicted its landfall to occur around Thursday afternoon. In the 11 a.

In its 2:00 p.m. update, Ofel was last spotted over the coastal waters of Baggao, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center with gustiness of up to 240 kph. Earlier, Pagasa hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind ...

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon “Ofel” (international name: Usagi) continued to intensify as it moved over the Philippine Sea east of Aurora on Wednesday evening,

Ofel made landfall in Cagayan and weakened into a typhoon on Thursday afternoon, the state weather bureau said. The erstwhile super typhoon hit land in Baggao town at 1:30 p.m. In its 2 p.m. bulletin,

Typhoon Ofel intensified into a super typhoon on Thursday morning, prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 over a portion of mainland Cagayan. In its 8 a.