Tropical storm Pepito affects over 5,000 families in Luzon

A total of 5,247 families or 24,032 individuals have been affected by Tropical Storm Pepito in Luzon.

In Region 2, 115 families were affected in Cagayan, 291 in Isabela, five in Nueva Vizcaya, and 16 in Quirino.

Calabarzon (Region IV-A) reported 4,790 affected families.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) stated that there were no reported fatalities, injuries, or missing persons as of Wednesday afternoon.

These figures are preliminary and subject to validation.

Tropical Storm Pepito has since intensified into a severe tropical storm, and Signal No. 1 was lifted from the western portion of Pangasinan.

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