Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed authorities to stock up on food and other supplies as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region.

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region.

Marcos warned of potential storm surges that meteorologists estimate could reach up to 3.2 yards and told residents to seek safe shelter ahead of heavy rain in eastern provinces and Metro Manila over the weekend.

Man-yi, locally known as Pepito, is the sixth tropical cyclone to enter the typhoon-battered Philippines in a month.

“We have to do a little extra here. We are already in bad shape because of the saturation, the damage done to infrastructure, homes and other infrastructure,” Marcos told a situation briefing.

“Watch out for the storm surge and continue what you are doing on the relief goods.”

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