As Typhoon Julian (international name: Krathon) continues to gain strength, which weather forecasters say may reach supertyphoon category by late Monday, President Marcos has assured communities along the typhoon’s path that government help is on its way.

TYPHOON Julian (international name: Krathon) pounded the Batanes islands near Taiwan on Monday, before moving away toward the northwestern boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state-run weather agency said Monday.

PAGASA also said Julian may strengthen further in the next 48 hours, and possibly intensify into a super typhoon before hitting the southern part of Taiwan. “In this case, Julian will pass near or over Batanes during its intensification period,” added the weather bureau.

MANILA – Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) no. 4 remains hoisted over Batanes even if Typhoon Julian is now moving away from the island, the state weather bureau said Monday afternoon.Julian was last tracked 95 km.

Over 2,400 houses in Batanes were damaged during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Julian, according to Governor Marilou Cayco on Tuesday.

Typhoon Julian maintained its strengthen while moving northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Cagayan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 5 p.

Some roofs flew and some trees fell in Batanes due to the strong winds and rainfall brought by Typhoon Julian. In Ivan Mayrina's Monday report on 24 Oras, roofing material could be seen flying until it hit a tree in Sabtang,

Typhoon Julian is moving away from Batanes but Signal No. 4 remains hoisted over Batanes while Signal No. 3 is up over the northern and western portions of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island, Calayan Island,