Overview

• Philippine forecasters report sustained winds near 215 km/h with gusts up to 265 km/h, placing the center east of Calayan and moving west at about 20 km/h with a possible pass near the Babuyan and Batanes islands today.
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended government work and classes in Metro Manila and 29 northern provinces, as officials evacuated more than 8,200 people in Cagayan and sheltered 1,220 in Apayao.
• PAGASA warned of a high risk of life‑threatening storm surge exceeding three meters in low‑lying coastal areas of Cagayan, Batanes, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
• Early impacts in the north include power outages on Calayan Island and in Apayao, suspension of northern domestic flights, and bans on fishing boats and inter‑island ferries due to very rough seas.
• Taiwan issued maritime and local closures in Taitung and Pingtung counties, while Hong Kong and Guangdong prepared sandbagging, school and transport suspensions, and airline disruptions as Ragasa is forecast to pass south of Taiwan and Hong Kong before approaching southern China.