Typhoon Ulysses makes third landfall, maintains strength over Nueva Ecija

Typhoon Ulysses made its third landfall in General Nakar, Quezon, and has moved inland to southwestern Nueva Ecija before moving over the West Philippine Sea.

The typhoon maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 200 kph.

Metro Manila and eight other areas, including Cavite, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan, Zambales, and Pangasinan, were still under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3, which brings destructive, typhoon-force winds.

Areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 include Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union, the rest of Pangasinan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, and Occidental Mindoro.

Heavy to intense, with at times torrential rains, continued over Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon.

Moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains, were experienced over the Cordillera Administrative Region, mainland Cagayan Valley, Babuyan Islands, Pangasinan, Marinduque, and the northern portion of Mindoro provinces including Lubang Island.

The typhoon was anticipated to cause moderate to heavy damage to infrastructure and vegetation.

Strong breeze to gale-force winds were expected over the rest of Northern Luzon due to the surge of the Northeast Monsoon.