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'Opong' leaves landmass, may reintensify before exiting PAR

Published Sep 26, 2025 05:40 pm
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Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name: Bualoi) moved over the Mindoro Strait on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, after leaving the Philippine landmass, and may reintensify into a typhoon before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, Sept. 27, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
Opong first struck San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25. It then made successive landfalls in Palanas, Masbate at 4 a.m. on Friday; Milagros, Masbate at 5:30 a.m.; San Fernando, Romblon at 8:10 a.m.; Alcantara, Romblon at 9:20 a.m.; and Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro at 11:30 a.m.
As of 4 p.m., the center of Opong was estimated over the coastal waters of Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro, with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 150 kph.
It was moving west-northwestward at 35 kph.
Opong is expected to move over the West Philippine Sea Friday evening, where it may regain typhoon strength.
With the storm now moving away, PAGASA lifted wind signals in some provinces, leaving fewer areas under tropical cyclone warnings.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 was still hoisted over Occidental Mindoro and Calamian Islands.
Signal No. 2 remains raised over the southern portion of Cavite (Magallanes, Mendez, Ternate, Amadeo, Naic, Maragondon, Alfonso, Tagaytay City, Trece Martires City, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Silang), Batangas, Marinduque, western portion of Romblon (San Jose, Odiongan, San Andres, Calatrava, San Agustin, Alcantara, Santa Fe, Santa Maria, Concepcion, Looc, Ferrol, Banton, Corcuera), Cuyo Islands, extreme northern portion of mainland Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli), and Caluya Islands.
Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 remains in effect over Pangasinan, southern portion of Aurora (Dingalan, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis), Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, the rest of Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, the rest of Romblon, northern portion of mainland Palawan (Dumaran, San Vicente, Roxas), Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, northern portion of Negros Occidental (City of Talisay, Bacolod City, Bago City, Murcia, Valladolid, Pulupandan, La Carlota City, San Enrique, Pontevedra, City of Escalante, Cadiz City, Sagay City, Manapla, City of Victorias, Enrique B. Magalona, Silay City, Hinigaran), and Bantayan Islands.
PAGASA warned that even as Opong nears its departure from PAR, its outer rainbands and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) could still bring rains and gusty conditions over parts of Luzon and Visayas in the next few hours.
The storm may bring 100 to 200 millimeters (mm) of rain (heavy to intense) over Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Palawan, and Antique from Friday afternoon until Saturday afternoon.
Moderate to heavy rainfall (50 to 100 mm) may persist in Metro Manila, Rizal, Bataan, Cavite, Aurora, Isabela, Marinduque, Quezon, Laguna, Batangas, and Aklan.
Meanwhile, habagat may bring 50 to 100 mm of rain over Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Capiz, and Guimaras.

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