Signal No. 2 up in Cagayan, Isabela and northern Aurora

Signal No. 2 was hoisted Tuesday night over Cagayan, Isabela and northern Aurora as Typhoon “Lawin” closes in on the Philippines.

The state weather bureau, meanwhile, raised Signal No. 1 in the following areas:

– Calayan group of Islands,

-Batanes group of Islands,

-Ilocos Norte,

-Ilocos Sur, Apayao,

-Abra,

-Kalinga,

-Mt. Province,

-Ifugao,

-La Union,

-Benguet,

-Tarlac,

-Nueva Ecija,

-the rest of Aurora,

-Zambales,

-Pampanga,

-Bulacan,

-northern Quezon,

-Camarines Sur —

-Catanduanes

In a press briefing, Pagasa forecasters said Lawin is expected to make landfall in Cagayan on Thursday morning.