Super Typhoon Rosal further weakens; to exit PAR Friday or Saturday

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) further weakened on Thursday morning, said the state weather bureau, as it continued to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Rosal was last spotted 400 kilometers (km) east of Basco,

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