Metro Manila: The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that all 71 of its pumping stations across the capital region are fully operational as Super Typhoon Pepito approaches. The MMDA has taken this step to mitigate potential flooding from the typhoon, which is also known internationally as Man-Yi. According to Philippines News Agency, MMDA Public Safety Division officer-in-charge Director Crisanto Saruca Jr. emphasized the readiness of the pumping stations and noted that a previously damaged navigational gate has also been repaired. Metro Manila mayors have been advised to clear trash in their areas to prevent blockages, while the Department of Public Works and Highways was instructed to secure billboards and prepare construction equipment. The MMDA has also activated its Emergency Operations Centers and positioned personnel, along with rescue and retrieval assets, in strategic locations to respond to emergencies. Saruca highlighted that the agency is particularly focused on flood-pro ne areas such as Camanava (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela), Marikina, EDSA, Quezon Avenue, and Maria Clara. Super Typhoon Pepito is currently impacting much of Luzon and parts of the Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has warned of a potential catastrophic and life-threatening impact as large waves hit the coastline. Pepito is the third tropical storm to strike the country within the past week, affecting 238,982 families according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, Pepito was located 120 kilometers east southeast of Baler, Aurora, with maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts reaching 230 km per hour. The typhoon is moving northwest at 20 km per hour and is expected to make landfall in Aurora in the afternoon, subsequently crossing the northern part of Central Luzon and the southern part of Northern Luzon through the Sierra Madre, Caraballo, and Cordillera Central regions.