Super Typhoon Nando nears Batanes with 195 kph winds

Super Typhoon Nando is forecast to make landfall in the Batanes-Babuyan Islands area by Monday afternoon or evening.

As of Sunday evening, PAGASA has raised Signal No. 3 over Batanes, the Babuyan Islands, and Santa Ana in Cagayan.

Nando has maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph.

More than 2,700 individuals have been preemptively evacuated across Northern and Central Luzon.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended sea travel in northern Quezon on Sunday afternoon due to rough sea conditions caused by Super Typhoon 'Nando'.

The Senate and Palace have suspended government work and classes in all levels in numerous areas across Luzon and some parts of the Visayas.

The DILG reiterated its directive for LGUs to enforce mandatory evacuations in high-risk barangays, implement liquor bans, uphold the no-sail policy for all coastal and fishing communities, and endure that evacuation centers are fully equipped with food, water, and medical supplies.

Signal No. 2 is raised over Mainland Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, eastern Mountain Province, Ilocos Norte, and northern Ilocos Sur, among other areas.