Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) slammed into the Philippines’ most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation.

Ahead of its landfall on Sunday, November 17, tropical cyclone "Pepito" (international name: Man-Yi) maintained its super typhoon category strength as it heads for the vicinity of Aurora where it is likely to make a landfall by midday.

Signal No. 5 remains hoisted over two areas as  Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is expected to slightly ease up into a typhoon before making a second

More areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 as Typhoon Pepito (international name Man-yi) nears super typhoon category as it nears Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.

Nearly a million people were displaced, flights were canceled and classes remain suspended in many areas today as Super Typhoon Pepito barreled across Luzon, making two landfalls and causing extensive damage in its wake.

Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) lashed the Philippines’ most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation.

Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) is weakening 'due to land interaction' on Sunday evening, November 17, but will likely emerge over the West Philippine Sea still as a typhoon