Typhoon Pepito intensifies; wind signals up over more areas

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) continues to “rapidly intensify”, which prompted the state weather bureau to raise  Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals  (TCWS) over more parts of the country Friday afternoon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), in it 5:00 p.m. update, said Pepito was last located some 465 kilometers