Tuguegarao City on red alert as Super Typhoon Pepito nears

Tuguegarao City is on red alert status as Super Typhoon Pepito affects parts of Luzon.

Mayor Maila Rosario Ting-Que has instructed all emergency units and Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils to be on standby for potential deployment.

The city remains under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 and anticipates heavy to torrential rainfall as the typhoon moves towards the Ilocos Region and western Northern Luzon.

PAGASA has warned of potential flooding and landslides, especially in identified hazard areas and localities that experienced considerable rainfall.

As of Sunday evening, the Cagayan River's water level at the Buntun Bridge gauging station has surpassed the alert level.

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