Super Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) would continue to “endanger” Cagayan Valley, according to the state weather agency, which predicted its landfall to occur around Thursday afternoon. In the 11 a.

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) is approaching the super typhoon category, based on the state weather agency's latest

Typhoon Ofel further intensified as it neared super typhoon category, prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 over the northeastern portion of Cagayan early Thursday morning.

Typhoon Ofel intensified into a super typhoon on Thursday morning prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 over a portion of mainland Cagayan.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon “Ofel” (international name: Usagi) continued to intensify as it moved over the Philippine Sea east of Aurora on Wednesday evening,

Signal No. 5 has been raised over the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan as "Ofel" has further intensified into a super typhoon, the state weather bureau said on Thursday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin,