- Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the largest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, has started battering the country's northeastern coast, leading to the evacuation of nearly a million people.
- The typhoon, with winds up to 185kmph and gusts of 230kmph, is expected to make landfall in Aurora or Isabela province on Sunday, covering a vast area with its 1,600km-wide rain and wind band.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency, as the country is still recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which caused 204 deaths.
- Over 916,860 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas, including Bicol, with storm alert signals, including the highest Signal No. 5, raised across large parts of the archipelago.
- Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr urged residents to comply with evacuation orders due to the potentially catastrophic impact, with the US and Japan ready to offer assistance.
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