MANILA — Ofel made landfall in Cagayan and weakened into a typhoon on Thursday afternoon, the state weather bureau said. The erstwhile super typhoon hit land in Baggao town at 1:30 p.m. In its 2 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Ofel was packing winds of 175 ...

Super Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) would continue to “endanger” Cagayan Valley, according to the state weather agency, which predicted its landfall to occur around Thursday afternoon. In the 11 a.

Pepito intensified further and neared super typhoon strength on Friday morning while typhoon Ofel continued to weaken after striking northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said.

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) has reached super typhoon status, prompting the state weather bureau to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 in the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan on Thursday morning.