MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 was raised over Batanes Wednesday afternoon as Super Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-Rey) swirled closer to the province.

Signal No. 3 has been hoisted over Batanes and the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands as Typhoon Leon continued to pick up strength as it moves west northwestward over the Philippine Sea ...

"We are still recovering from the two previous typhoon and storm and here we go again,” Batanes Governor Marilou ... which is locally called Leon. "We always aim for zero casualty in the event ...