Overall Situation
• On October 19, at 2:00 am, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) east of Virac, Catanduanes developed into a tropical depression. The Tropical depression named Pepito continued to accelerate as it moved west with maximum winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h.
• Signal no.1 was raised in some parts of Aurora and Isabela province due to the faster-moving tropical depression.
• On October 20, TD Pepito has intensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kms per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 km/h. TS Pepito made its landfall in the vicinity of San IIdefonso Peninsula in Casiguran, Aurora.
• More areas in the country were placed under tropical cyclone signals as TS Pepito continued to move across Luzon and over Caraballo Cordillera Mountains. Rains from TD Pepito have caused flooding in some areas including some parts of Lopez, Quezon and North Cotabato.
• The following areas are placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.2: La Union, Pangasinan, Ifugao, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Aurora, Southern Part of Isabela (including Palanan, San Mariano, Benito Soliven, Naguillian. Gamu, Burgos, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Cauayan City, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Angadan, Alicia, San Mateo, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, San Agustin, Jones, Santiago City, and Gordon) Southern portions of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Alilem, Tagudin), Northern part of Zambales (Iba, Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Sta. Cruz, Botolan and Cabangan) and Northern portions of Quezon including Polillo Island.
• The following areas are placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.1: Metro Manila, Kalinga, Bulacan, Bataan, Abra, Mt.Province, Pampanga, Rizal, the rest portions of Northern portion of Quezon including Infanta and Real, the rest of Ilocos Sur, Isabela and Zambales.
• On October 21, early morning, TS Pepito slightly intensified with maximum winds of 85 km/h from previous 75km/h and gustiness of up to 105 km/h from the previous 90km/h while moving westward over the west Philippine sea. TS Pepito has crossed the rugged terrain on Northern Luzon and already approached the Lingayen Gulf.

• As of Wednesday late morning, TD Pepito weakened as it gradually moved from land and is now already 210 km west of Dagupan City, Pangasinan.
• Signal no.2 is lifted to most areas while only the western part of Pangasinan remains under Signal no.1 covering Bolinao, Anda, Burgos, Dasol, Sual, Labrador and Infanta.
• Lopez, Quezon was placed under a State of Calamity.
(Source: PAGASA)
Reports on Affected Populations
• In a partial report from NDRRMC, no major incident or major casualty was reported as of October 21. However, 253 persons were brought in 13 evacuations in Central Luzon (Region 3) during the height of the typhoon’s onslaught.
• In Pikit, North Cotabato 15,000 residents were evacuated while over 30 barangays were also flooded. (Region XII)
• Around 2,500 residents in Kabacan (Region XII) stayed in evacuation centers due to flooding. The local government already assisted the affected residents.
• A total of 342 families in Cagayan, Isabela, and Quirino provinces were affected by the typhoon in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) and a total of 181 families or 645 persons were pre-emptively evacuated in the region.
• In Calabarzon (Region4A – Cavite, Laguna, Batangas. Rizal and Quezon), a total of 4,790 families were affected by the typhoon.
• In Aurora (Region III) where the typhoon made its landfall, approximately 174 families or 717 individuals were affected by the typhoon in the area.
• As of today, portions of Maharlika Highway in Barangays Canba Ibaba and Ilaya remained flooded.
• In Pampanga, heavy rains submerged 20 barangays in Masantol and Macabebe towns.
• An estimated of at least 326 hectares of rice, 7 hectares of vegetables and several fishponds where destroyed by the typhoon.
• Following the Memo 54, LGU ensure physical distancing in evacuation centres. Individuals are subjected to temperature and health screenings before entering the evacuation centers. Wearing face masks and disinfection of the facilities are required. Disaster responders are also required to wear personal protective equipment during response operations.
(Source: NDRMMC / MB)
Emergency Response Efforts
• On October 19, CDRC started releasing its Situation Reports.
Resources Available
• Standby emergency funds
• Prepositioned goods at the CDRC warehouse
Expressed Needs
• Immediate needs of the survivors include food, water, clothes, hygiene kits, medicines, masks, and sleeping materials.
Coordination
Regional Center
• Alay-Bayan Luzon (ABI Inc)
• Cagayan Valley Disaster Response Center (CVDRC)
• Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. (MISFI)
• Southern Tagalog People’s Response (STPRC)
Contacts
• Sharlene Lopez, Executive Director, (0920-553-4000), info@cdrc-phil.com
• Malen Serato, Field Operations Department, 0916-499-1410, fod@cdrc-phil.com
• Hanna Fiel, Research and Public Information Department, 0945-8355589, hanna.fiel.cdrc2019@gmail.com
• Cora Jazmines, Local Partnerships Department, 0949-845-1271, lpd@cdrc-phil.com