Tracking Typhoon Uwan, also known internationally as Fung-Wong, as it nears landfall in the Philippines. We’re now starting to see rapid intensification just east of Luzon — the storm’s inner core is tightening, the eye is organizing, and the system has that classic “buzz saw” look on satellite imagery. Even this Saturday, the outer rainbands are already sweeping across the eastern Philippines, with winds picking up along the coast from Bicol to Northern Samar. PAGASA has Signal No. 1 warnings p

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