Four areas were placed under Signal No. 4 as typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) moved closer to Isabela and Cagayan, the state weather bureau said Friday evening. ADVERTISEMENTBased on the 8 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), storm signal warnings were hoisted over the following areas:Signal No. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said over 5 million people are in the typhoon’s path. Ompong was last spotted 340 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora and is expected to be out of the Philippine area of responsibility by Sunday afternoon.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14, 2018 13:30 UTC