Tropical cyclone “Opong” (international name: Bualoi) intensified into a typhoon on Thursday evening, Sept. 25, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise Signal No. 4 over five areas in Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region.
Opong had earlier packed maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 135 kph, when it was still a severe tropical storm.
By 11 p.m., it had strengthened to 120 kph maximum sustained winds near the center and up to 165 kph gusts, while moving west northwest at 25 kph.
PAGASA said its center was last located over the coastal waters of Dolores, Eastern Samar.
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