Fung-Wong will make landfall Sunday night or early Monday. (Image Source: satlib.cira.colostate.edu) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Fung-Wong strengthened into a super typhoon as it approached the Philippine land mass, prompting the cancellation of government work, schools, and public events in the nation still reeling from a deadly storm a week ago.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of government work and classes at all levels in the capital region and nearby provinces on Monday, while work in private firms and offices is left to the discretion of their respective heads, according to a statement from his office on Sunday.

In its latest bulletin, weather bureau Pagasa said Uwan, the local name for Fung-Wong, has intensified and “life-

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