MANILA, PHilippines — More areas in Visayas have been placed under Signal No. 2 as Typhoon “Pepito” continues to intensify rapidly prior to its possible landfall, the state-run weather agency said on Friday.
Affected areas include the eastern portion of Northern Samar (Mapanas, Gamay, Palapag, Lapinig, Silvino Lobos, Laoang, Catubig, Las Navas, Pambujan, Mondragon, San Roque, Catarman and Lope de Vega), the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Arteche, Oras, San Policarpo, Dolores, Jipapad, Maslog and Can-Avid), and the northeastern portion of Samar (San Jose de Buan and Matuguinao).
