A typhoon is being monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as of Saturday, October 17, 2026.
With an international name “Champi,” it developed into a typhoon category early Saturday morning.
In the weather bureau’s 8:00 AM advisory, Champi is located 2,520km east of Eastern Visayas.
It packs maximum winds of up to 140km per hour and gustiness of up to 70km per hour.
It is moving west-northwestward at 30km per hour.
The weather bureau already previously said that Champi may enter PAR by Tuesday, but its through or extension may bring rains over parts of Visayas and Mindanao early Monday.
Meanwhile, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will affect Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Northeasterly windflow will affect Extreme Northern Luzon. On the other hand, the easterlies will affect the rest of Luzon.