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Super Typhoon Fung-Wong Nears Luzon as Philippines Orders Mass Evacuations

Officials warn of life-threatening storm surge in a country still under a state of emergency after Kalmaegi.

TOPSHOT - Residents evacuate from their flooded homes due to heavy rain brought by Typhoon Fung-wong in Remedios T. Romualdez, on the southern island of Mindanao on November 8, 2025. Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began on November 8 as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the Philippines, days after another storm killed at least 204 people. (Photo by Erwin MASCARINAS / AFP) (Photo by ERWIN MASCARINAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Debris lays outside a house as residents return to their flood damaged homes in Bacayan, Cebu province, central Philippines on Friday Nov. 7, 2025 after Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated the province and claimed lives. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)
A man passes by a debris laden car as residents return to their flood damaged homes in Bacayan, Cebu province, central Philippines on Friday Nov. 7, 2025 after Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated the province and claimed lives. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)
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Overview

  • PAGASA raised Signal No. 5 for parts of southeastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and coastal Camarines provinces, with Metro Manila under Signal No. 3.
  • The storm sustained winds near 185 kph with gusts up to 230 kph and was forecast to make landfall in Aurora or Isabela late Sunday or early Monday.
  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered government work and classes suspended on Monday in the capital region and nearby provinces.
  • More than 300 flights were canceled as power outages hit parts of Eastern Visayas and at least 6,600 travelers were stranded at seaports, officials said.
  • Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urged evacuations from flood-, landslide- and surge-prone areas as PAGASA warned of storm surge exceeding 3.0 meters.