8 areas under Signal No. 3 as Opong makes another landfall

Eight areas are under Signal No. 3 after Severe Tropical Storm Opong made another landfall over Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro on Friday. 

Opong was last spotted in the vicinity of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kilometers per hour. 

PAGASA has raised the following Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals in the following areas in its 2 p.m. advisory:

Signal No. 3:

Luzon 

• Batangas
• Marinduque
• Romblon 
• Occidental Mindoro 
• Oriental Mindoro 
• Calamian Islands 

Visayas 

• The northwestern portion of Aklan (Malay, Nabas, Buruanga) 
• Caluya Islands 

Signal No. 2

Luzon 

• The southern portion of Zambales (San Marcelino, Subic, Olongapo City, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe)
• Bataan
• the southern portion of Pampanga (Porac, Santa Rita, Guagua, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Santo Tomas, San Simon, Minalin, City of San Fernando, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Apalit, Lubao)
• the southern portion of Bulacan (Obando, Paombong, Bocaue, City of San Jose del Monte, Bustos, City of Malolos, City of Meycauayan, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel, Calumpit, Santa Maria, Hagonoy, Baliuag, Bulacan, Marilao, Pulilan)
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Cavite
• Laguna
• the central and southern portions of Quezon (Pitogo, Buenavista, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Tiaong, Lopez, Catanauan, Mulanay, Unisan, General Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, San Antonio, Alabat, Candelaria, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, City of Tayabas, Macalelon, Mauban, Dolores, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, San Narciso, San Francisco, San Andres)
• Cuyo Islands
• the northern portion of Palawan ( El Nido, Taytay, Araceli)
•  the western portion of Masbate ( Aroroy, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros, City of Masbate, Baleno) including Burias Island

Visayas 

• The northern portion of Antique (Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi, Valderrama, Barbaza, Tibiao, Patnongon, Laua-An, Bugasong)
• the rest of Aklan
• Capiz
•  the northern portion of Iloilo (Estancia, Carles, Balasan, Batad, San Dionisio, Concepcion, Sara, Ajuy, Lemery, Barotac Viejo, San Rafael, San Enrique, City of Passi, Bingawan, Calinog, Lambunao, Dueñas)

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Luzon

• Pangasinan
• the rest of Zambales
• Tarlac
• Nueva Ecija
• the southern portion of Aurora (Dingalan, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis), the rest of Pampanga, the rest of Bulacan, the rest of Quezon, the northern portion of Palawan ( Dumaran, San Vicente, Roxas)
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• the rest of Masbate

Visayas 

• The rest of Antique
•  the rest of Iloilo
• Guimaras
• the northern and central portions of Negros Occidental ( Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, City of Talisay, Bacolod City, Bago City, Murcia, La Castellana, Valladolid, Pulupandan, La Carlota City, San Enrique, Pontevedra, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Hinigaran, City of Escalante, Toboso, Cadiz City, Sagay City, Manapla, City of Victorias, Enrique B. Magalona, Silay City)
• the northern portion of Negros Oriental (Vallehermoso, Canlaon City, City of Guihulngan)
• the northern and central portion of Cebu ( Asturias, Danao City, Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Cebu City, Balamban, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, Toledo City, City of Talisay, Pinamungahan, Minglanilla, City of Naga, San Fernando, Aloguinsan, Borbon, Carmen, Tuburan, City of Bogo, Tabogon, Catmon, Cordova, San Remigio, Sogod, Tabuelan, Barili, City of Carcar, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan Islands and Camotes Islands
• the northern portion of Bohol (Getafe, Talibon, Bien Unido, Ubay, Trinidad, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Mabini, San Miguel, Alicia, Pilar, Dagohoy, Danao, Buenavista, Inabanga, Clarin, Sagbayan)
• Northern Samar
• Samar
• the northern and central portions of Eastern Samar ( Quinapondan, Can-Avid, Lawaan, Maslog, Balangiga, City of Borongan, San Policarpo, Taft, Llorente, Maydolong, Dolores, Giporlos, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche, Balangkayan, Sulat, San Julian, General Macarthur, Hernani)
• Biliran
•  Leyte

PAGASA said that Opong may re-intensify into a typhoon within the next 12 hours as it moves over the West Philippine Sea. But it is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday afternoon, September 27. —VAL, GMA Integrated News