Super Typhoon Pepito maintains strength ahead of second landfall

Super Typhoon Pepito, internationally known as Man-Yi, maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 230 kilometers per hour.

The storm made its first landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes, and is expected to make a second landfall in Aurora province on Sunday afternoon.

Signal No. 5 remains hoisted over the southern portion of Quirino (Nagtipunan) and the southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda).

The super typhoon is forecast to slightly weaken into a typhoon before its second landfall and will significantly weaken as it traverses mainland Luzon.

Pepito is expected to exit the Luzon landmass by Sunday night and the country's boundary by Monday morning or noon.

The storm is currently moving northwest at 20 kilometers per hour and was last seen over the coastal waters of Baler, Aurora.