Super Typhoon Man-yi battered the Philippines on Saturday, with the national weather forecaster warning of a "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening" impact as huge waves pounded the archipelago's coastline.

Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) grew into a super typhoon on Saturday morning, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of 230 kph. In the 10 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric,

Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation.

Super Typhoon 'Pepito' (Man-yi) battered the Philippines on Saturday, with the national weather forecaster warning of a "potentially catastrophic and

Super typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday, threatening heavy rain in the capital region Metro Manila, after triggering more than a million evacuations and damaging buildings in several areas.

The US government’s aid arm has extended over $8-million (more than P471-million) assistance so far this year to Philippine communities badly hit by a string of strong typhoons that battered the country.