Typhoon Uwan Intensifies Toward Eastern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Uwan, known internationally as Fungwong, intensified over the Philippine Sea on Saturday, November 8, 2025, prompting the state weather bureau to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over parts of Luzon and the Visayas as it barrels toward the country's eastern seaboard, just days after the deadly Typhoon Tino left northern Cebu reeling from floods and landslides.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported in its 5 p.m. bulletin that Uwan's eye was located 575 kilometers east of Catarman in Northern Samar, or 620 kilometers east of Virac in Catanduanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center with gusts up to 185 kph. The storm was moving west-northwest at 30 kph, a slight slowdown from earlier speeds, and is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a super typhoon category, with winds exceeding 185 kph, by Saturday evening or Sunday. PAGASA officials noted favorable conditions that could accelerate this intensification.

The typhoon is projected to pass close to Catanduanes on Sunday morning before making landfall over the southern portion of Isabela or...