MANILA, Philippines — Signal No. 4 has been raised over some Northern Luzon provinces as Nika intensified into a typhoon which may make landfall on Monday morning either in Isabela or Aurora.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday that Signal No. 4 was up over the northernmost portion of Aurora (Dilasag and Casiguran), the central and southern portions of Isabela (Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Jones, Echague, Ramon, San Isidro, City of Santiago, Cordon, Roxas, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, Gamu, San Manuel, Aurora, San Mateo, Cabatuan, Alicia, Luna, City of Cauayan, Angadanan, Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Ilagan City, Delfin Albano and San Agustin), the southeastern portion of Abra (Tubo, Boliney, Daguioman, Bucloc and Malibcong), the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province (Sadanga, Bontoc, Barlig, Natonin and Paracelis), the eastern portion of Ifugao (Aguinaldo, Mayoyao and Alfonso Lista), and the western and southern portions of Kalinga (Tanudan, Tinglayan, Pasil, Lubuagan, Balbalan and City of Tabuk).