Overview

• Matmo made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela, with sustained winds up to 130 kph and is tracking northwest across Luzon before exiting into the South China Sea on Saturday.
• Philippine authorities reported evacuations in flood- and landslide‑prone areas, suspended classes, and barred cargo and fishing vessels along the storm’s path.
• Hong Kong’s observatory projects the system will pass near the territory over the weekend on a course toward Hainan and Guangdong, bringing gusty conditions and showers.
• Officials said the typhoon is not expected to directly affect the central region hit by a 6.9‑magnitude earthquake that killed at least 72 people and injured more than 550.
• Matmo, locally called Paolo, is the 16th tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines this year as the region recovers from Super Typhoon Ragasa and deadly impacts from Bualoi in both the Philippines and Vietnam.