Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) has intensified further as it approaches Luzon, prompting PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 over Catanduanes and parts of the Bicol Region.
As of 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 9, 2025, the typhoon’s eye was located 370 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, moving west-northwest at 35 kilometers per hour.
It now packs maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 205 kilometers per hour, with PAGASA warning that it may reach super typhoon strength within the day.
Signal No. 4 is in effect over Catanduanes, eastern Camarines Sur, eastern Albay, and southeastern Camarines Norte, where gusts between 118–184 kph are expected within 12 hours.
Signal No. 3 covers central and southern Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, parts of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Metro Manila, Quezon, Laguna, Rizal, eastern Batangas, eastern Cavite, and remaining areas of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and Ticao and Burias Islands.
Signal No. 2 is raised over Northern Samar, northern Eastern Samar, and parts of Visayas and Mindanao, while Signal No. 1 remains in effect over the rest of Luzon and Visayas.
PAGASA forecasts that Typhoon Uwan will pass near Catanduanes Sunday morning and make landfall over Aurora late Sunday evening or early Monday morning.
The storm is expected to traverse the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon and emerge over the Lingayen Gulf or La Union–Pangasinan coast by Monday morning.
A life-threatening storm surge is expected in low-lying coastal areas of Luzon and Visayas, with peak heights exceeding 3 meters.
PAGASA also issued a gale warning over the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon, advising all vessels to remain in port.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has placed all government agencies on full alert, while the NDRRMC and LGUs continue evacuation and relief operations.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has warned of possible lahar flows from Mayon Volcano due to intense rainfall in the Bicol Region.
Residents are urged to prepare emergency kits, evacuate if advised, and monitor official bulletins from PAGASA and local disaster response units.