Alcala, Cagayan mayor Tin Antonio slammed the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) for supposedly not advising that Super Typhoon Ofel had changed its path and was moving closer to her hometown.

Ofel made landfall in Cagayan and weakened into a typhoon on Thursday afternoon, the state weather bureau said. The erstwhile super typhoon hit land in Baggao town at 1:30 p.m. In its 2 p.m. bulletin,

Super Typhoon “Ofel” (international name: Usagi) weakened after making landfall in Baggao, Cagayan at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14.

State meteorologists on Thursday lifted the highest wind signal in Cagayan as Ofel decelerates from a super typhoon into a typhoon. In its 2:00 p.m. update, Ofel was last spotted over the coastal waters of Baggao,

Typhoon Ofel intensified into a super typhoon on Thursday morning, prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 over a portion of mainland Cagayan. In its 8 a.