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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758825401923opong2.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — Typhoon Opong has made landfall over San Policarpo, Eastern Samar around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and is now threatening eastern Visayas, state weather bureau PAGASA said.</p><p><strong>Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 4</strong> is now up in the following areas: Sorsogon, eastern Masbate including Ticao Island; Northern Samar, northern and central portions of Eastern Samar, and the northern and central portions of Samar.</p><p><strong>Signal No. 3</strong> is hoisted over the following areas:</p><p>The rest of Masbate including Burias Island, Albay, the western and central portion of Camarines Sur, the southern portion of Quezon, southwestern portion of Laguna, southeastern and central portions of Batangas, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, the northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro, the rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Samar, the extreme northern portion of Leyte, and Biliran. </p><p><strong>Signal no. 2</strong> is raised over: </p><p>Catanduanes, the rest of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, the rest of Quezon, the rest of Laguna, Rizal, Cavite, the rest of Batangas, the rest of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, Calamian Islands, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, southern Zambales, eastern Southern Leyte, northern and central Leyte, northern Cebu including Camotes and Bantayan Islands,  the extreme northern Negros Occidental, northern Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, northwestern Antique, Dinagat Islands, Siargao Islands, and Bucas Grande Islands.</p><p><strong>Signal no. 1 </strong>is raised over: </p><p>Central and southern Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, southwestern Mountain Province, La Union, Pangasinan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, the rest of Zambales, Cuyo Islands, northern of mainland Palawan, the rest of Southern Leyte, eastern and central Bohol, central Cebu, northern Negros Oriental, northern and central Negros Occidental, central Iloilo, central Antique and the rest of Surigao del Norte.</p><p>The center of Typhoon Opong was last spotted near Catubig, Northern Samar, It is packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center, with gusts of up to 165 kph.</p><div><strong>STORM SURGE WARNING </strong></div><p>PAGASA also issued a storm surge warning early Friday morning.</p><p>The state weather bureau said life-threatening storm surge may occur within the next 24 hours in the low-lying coastal communities in the provinces/municipalities of:</p><div><strong>Estimated storm surge heights: more than 3 meters:</strong></div><p>- Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Northern Samar, Sorsogon</p><div><strong>Estimated storm surge heights: 2.1-3 meters:</strong></div><p>- Albay, Batangas, Biliran, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Cebu, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Marinduque, Masbate, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Quezon, Romblon, Samar (Western Samar), Sorsogon</p><div><strong>Estimated storm surge heights: 1-2 meters:</strong></div><p>- Aklan, Antique, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Capiz, Cavite, Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, Metro Manila, Negros Occidental, Palawan, Pampanga, Quezon, Zambales</p><p>PAGASA said Opong is moving west northwestward towards the Bicol Region, where it is likely to make another landfall near Sorsogon or Masbate on Friday morning. </p><p>It will move near or over Sibuyan Sea and traverse the mainland and/or island provinces of the Bicol Region, southern CALABARZON, and northern MIMAROPA, before emerging over the West Philippine Sea Saturday.</p>

<p>Typhoon Opong has made landfall over San Policarpo, Eastern Samar around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and is now threatening eastern Visayas, state weather bureau PAGASA said.</p>

Typhoon Opong has made landfall over San Policarpo, Eastern Samar around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and is now threatening eastern Visayas, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Typhoon Opong makes landfall over Eastern Samar; signal no. 4 up in several areas

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Typhoon Opong makes landfall over Eastern Samar; signal no. 4 up in several areas

Ariel Rojas,

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Published September 26, 2025 12:34 AM PHT

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Updated September 26, 2025 02:37 AM PHT

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