Super Typhoon Ragasa, locally named Nando, began crossing Calayan Island in Cagayan province, northern Philippines, at around 03:00 UTC (11:00 LT) on September 22, 2025, bringing destructive winds, extreme seas, and life-threatening storm surge. The Philippine weather bureau reported maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (134 mph) and gusts up to 295 km/h (183 mph).
Typhoon Ragasa, known locally as Nando, intensified into a super typhoon 00:00 UTC (08:00 LT) on September 21, 2025, east of Cagayan, Philippines. By 09:00 UTC, its center was located 450 km (280 miles) east of Aparri with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and gusts up to 230 km/h (145 mph). The system is moving west-northwest toward Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, bringing life-threatening storm surges exceeding 3 m (10 feet), destructive winds, and very rough seas.
PAGASA upgraded Tropical Depression Nando (internationally known as Ragasa) to a tropical storm at 23:00 LT (15:00 UTC) on September 18, 2025. The system will continue to intensify while over the Philippine Sea and may reach typhoon category by Saturday, September 20. Further intensification into super typhoon category while traversing the Extreme Northern Luzon is not ruled out.
Kanlaon volcano in Negros Island, Philippines, registered 176 shallow earthquakes on September 15, 2025, raising the risk of a steam-driven eruption. PHIVOLCS maintains Alert Level 2 but and urges communities to avoid the 4 km (2.4 miles) Permanent Danger Zone.
Typhoon Co-may made landfall over Agno in Pangasinan at 22:40 local time (LT) on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) and gusts reaching 165 km/h (103 mph). It is forecast to make a second landfall over La Union or Ilocos Sur on July 25. This is the strongest storm to hit this region in 16 years.
Typhoon Co-may, known in the Philippines as Emong, is nearing landfall over the Ilocos Region late on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) and gusts reaching 184 km/h (114 mph). The system is forecast to weaken after landfall but bring over 200 mm (8 inches) of rainfall across Luzon and Visayas.
Tropical Storm Emong was named by PAGASA on July 23, 2025, as the system intensified over the West Philippine Sea. Further intensification is forecast and landfall is expected over Ilocos Sur, La Union, or Pangasinan late Thursday or early Friday. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), authority for the basin, has not yet upgraded the system to tropical storm status.
Tropical Storm Wipha, known as Crising in the Philippines, enhanced the southwest monsoon over Luzon, Philippines, on July 18, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding across multiple regions. The system maintained maximum winds of 75 km/h (47 mph) and gusts up to 90 km/h (56 mph), moving west-northwest at 20 km/h (12 mph) before nearing the Babuyan Islands.
Tropical Depression Bising continues to strengthen off the coast of northern Luzon after exiting the Philippines Area of Responsibility on July 4, 2025. The current forecast takes it west of Taiwan on July 6 and 7, and then into China on July 8.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit near the coast of the Philippines at 23:07 UTC on June 27, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 101 km (63 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. PHIVOLCS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 85 km (53 miles).
