MANILA, Philippines — “Vinta” (international name: Tembin) intensified into a typhoon on Sunday morning as PAGASA raised Signal No. “Vinta” strengthened into a typhoon from a severe tropical storm, PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. severe weather bulletin. On Saturday evening, “Vinta,” then still a severe tropical storm, made landfall in Balabac, Palawan. “Sea travel remains risky over the western seaboard of Palawan due to the Typhoon,” the state weather bureau said. READ: LIVE updates: Typhoon 'Vinta'At 7 a.m. Sunday, the eye of the typhoon was located at 300 km south-southeast of Pagasa Island, Palawan.

Source: Philippine Star December 24, 2017 02:03 UTC