Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) further weakened while passing through Babuyan Islands on Thursday night and is expected to re-enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, the state weather bureau said.

Ofel (Usagi) starts weakening early Thursday afternoon, November 14, 'due to increasing interaction with the landmass of Luzon.' But wind and rainfall warnings remain in effect.

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 number of evacuees in Cagayan continues to balloon as Typhoon Ofel made landfall, the sixth storm to hit the province in just over a month. According to the report of GMA Regional TV’s Jasmin Gabriel-Galban in 24 Oras on Thursday,

Super Typhoon "Ofel" (International name: Usagi) is set to make landfall over the eastern coast of Cagayan on Thursday afternoon, November 14, the state weather bureau said.

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) has reached super typhoon status, prompting the state weather bureau to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 in the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan on Thursday morning.

No. 4 was raised over three areas in Luzon as Ofel weakened into a typhoon after making landfall in Baggao, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 2 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are hoisted in the following areas: TCWS No.