25/09/2025
Typhoon Cyclone “Opong” (international name: Bualoi) heightened to a severe tropical storm early Thursday, September 25, as it moved west-northwest over the Philippine Sea toward the direction of Bicol , Eastern Visayas, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
At 4 a.m., Opong’s center was estimated 440 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 135 kph. It was moving west-northwest at 20 kph.
Wind signals up
Signal No. 2 (gale-force winds in 24 hours)
Catanduanes
Southern Albay
Sorsogon
Northern Samar
Much of Eastern Samar
Northern and central Samar
Signal No. 1 (strong winds in 36 hours)
The rest of Albay
Masbate
Camarines Sur
Camarines Norte
Marinduque
Romblon
Mindoro provinces
Quezon including Polillo Islands
Metro Manila
Parts of Central Luzon
Calabarzon
Bicol
Eastern Visayas
Northern Cebu
Parts of Negros Occidental
Iloilo
Capiz
Aklan
Antique
Calamian Islands
Parts of Mindanao including Dinagat Islands and Siargao
