Ramil makes landfall over Gubat, Sorsogon

Tropical Storm Ramil. Image from Pagasa.

[Updated Oct. 18, 2025, 6:51 p.m.]

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Ramil made landfall over Gubat, Sorsogon, on Saturday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau.

In its latest update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Ramil made landfall over Gubat at 4:10 p.m.

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Ramil is still packing a maximum sustained wind speed of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 90 kph.

It is slowly moving westward.

Signal No. 2 was hoisted over the following areas:

Luzon:

• Southeastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue)

• Southern portion of Quirino (Nagtipunan, Maddela)

• Southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda)

• Northern and central portions of Aurora (Casiguran, Dilasag, Dinalungan, Baler, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, San Luis)

• Polillo Islands

• Camarines Norte

• Catanduanes

• Northern and eastern portions of Camarines Sur (Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, San Jose, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Caramoan, Presentacion, Sagñay, Tigaon)

• Eastern portion of Albay  (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, City of Tabaco, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, Manito, Tiwi, Malinao)

• Northeastern portion of Sorsogon (Prieto Diaz, City of Sorsogon, Gubat)

Visayas:

• Northern portion of Northern Samar  (Laoang, Pambujan, San Roque, Mondragon, Rosario, Lavezares, San Jose, Catarman, Bobon, Palapag)

Signal No. 1

Luzon:

• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands

• The rest of Isabela

• The rest of Quirino

• The rest of Nueva Vizcaya

• Apayao

• Abra

• Kalinga

• Mountain Province

• Ifugao

• Benguet

• Ilocos Norte

• Ilocos Sur

• La Union

• Pangasinan

• The rest of Aurora

• Nueva Ecija

• Eastern portion of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, San Rafael, Angat)

• Eastern portion of Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia, Paniqui, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Ramos, Pura, Victoria, City of Tarlac, La Paz, Concepcion, Gerona)

• Eastern portion of Pampanga (Magalang, Arayat, Candaba)

• Northern and eastern portions of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Unisan, Gumaca, Plaridel, Agdangan, Pagbilao, Mauban, Calauag, Guinayangan, Lopez, Pitogo, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, San Narciso, Buenavista, San Francisco, San Andres, Mulanay, General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Sampaloc)

• The rest of Camarines Sur

• The rest of Albay

• The rest of Sorsogon

• Burias Island

• Ticao Island

Visayas:

• The rest of Northern Samar

• Northern portion of Eastern Samar (San Policarpo, Arteche, Oras, Dolores, Maslog, Jipapad, Taft, Can-Avid)

• Northern portion of Samar (Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, Calbayog City, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Tagapul-An, Almagro, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Paranas, City of Catbalogan, Jiabong, Motiong)

Ramil is forecast to continue moving west-northwestward over the landmass or coastal waters of the Bicol Region between this afternoon and early Sunday morning. It will then pass close to or over the Polillo Islands on Sunday morning, then make a final landfall in the vicinity of Aurora in the morning or afternoon.

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“The possibility of landfall over northern Quezon or southern Isabela instead of Aurora is also not ruled out based on the forecast confidence cone. After making landfall in Aurora, RAMIL will traverse the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon and emerge over the coastal waters of Pangasinan or La Union tomorrow evening,” Pagasa said.

“Due to its proximity to the sea and the absence of large mountain ranges in Bicol Region, a re-intensification scenario before the final landfall in Aurora within the next 24 hours is likely,” it added.

Ramil is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Monday morning. /mr