Nearly a million people were displaced, flights were canceled and classes remain suspended in many areas today as Super Typhoon Pepito barreled across Luzon, making two landfalls and causing extensive damage in its wake.

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is expected to slightly ease up into a typhoon, before it makes its second landfall in the vicinity of Aurora on Sunday afternoon. “Pepito is forecast to slightly weaken as a typhoon prior to its second landfall.

Signal No. 4 was raised over Catanduanes and part of northeastern Camarines Sur as tropical cyclone Pepito intensified into a super typhoon on Saturday, threatening the Bicol region, weather service PAGASA said.

Ahead of its landfall on Sunday, November 17, tropical cyclone "Pepito" (international name: Man-Yi) maintained its super typhoon category strength as it heads for the vicinity of Aurora where it is likely to make a landfall by midday.

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) slammed into the Philippines’ most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation.

By Greenpeace Philippines As Super Typhoon Pepito wreaks havoc on communities still reeling from overlapping typhoons since October, Greenpeace urgently calls o

To make landfall in Catanduanes as 'Ofel' exits PAR Typhoon "Pepito" is forecast to rapidly intensify today (Saturday), possibly reaching super typhoon

Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is about to make a landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes on Saturday

MANILA – Pepito (international name Man-yi) has intensified into a super typhoon on Saturday. All areas where wind signals are hoisted were urged to prepare as the cyclone packs maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.

Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) already has maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h in the early hours of Saturday, November 16. A super typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h or above.