Pepito makes landfall over Aurora on Tuesday night

Tropical Storm Pepito has made landfall in Casiguran, Aurora, the weather bureau PAGASA has said.

PAGASA said the center of the storm made landfall over the San Ildenfonso Peninsula at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night.

The weather bureau said Pepito would be over the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday morning and may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday morning or afternoon.

After crossing the Luzon landmass, PAGASA said Pepito may intensify and reach severe tropical storm category by Thursday.

In its 8 p.m. severe weather bulletin, PAGASA said the following areas were under Signal No. 2:

• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Aurora
• the southern portion of Isabela (Palanan, San Mariano, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Gamu, Burgos, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Cauayan City, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Angadanan, Alicia, San Mateo, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, San Agustin, Jones, Santiago City, Cordon)
• the southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Alilem, Tagudin)
• the northern portion of Zambales (Iba, Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Botolan, Cabangan)
• the northern portion of Bulacan (San Miguel, Doña Remedios Trinidad)
• the northern portion of Pampanga (Candaba, Arayat, Magalang, Mabalacat)
• the northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar)

Meanwhile, the following areas are placed under Signal No. 1:

• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• the northern portion of Camarines Norte (Paracale, Jose Panganiban, Capalonga, Vinzons)
• Catanduanes
• the rest of northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, Real)
• the rest of Zambales

-NB, GMA News