Tropical Storm Verbena (Koto) made its seventh landfall in Linapacan, Palawan, at 10:50 pm on Tuesday, November 25, then began moving away from the area.

Verbena's previous landfalls were in these areas, all as a tropical depression:

Monday, November 24

- Bayabas, Surigao del Sur (1:30 pm)
- Jagna, Bohol (11:10 pm)

Tuesday, November 25

- Talisay City, Cebu (2:40 am)
- Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental (5:50 am)
- San Lorenzo, Guimaras (7:40 am)
- Miagao, Iloilo (8:50 am)

As of 1 am on Wednesday, November 26, Verbena was back offshore over the coastal waters of Linapacan, heading northwest at 25 kilometers per hour (km/h). It will move over the West Philippine Sea and may pass north of Kalayaan Islands in the evening.

Prior to its seventh landfall, Verbena intensified further, with its maximum sustained winds increasing from 65 km/h to 75 km/h. Its gustiness is now up to 105 km/h from 80 km/h.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 2 am bulletin on Wednesday that Verbena may strengthen into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon or evening, on its way out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility. It may exit PAR on Thursday morning, November 27.

Verbena is still bringing moderate to intense rain to parts of Southern Luzon in the coming hours, but rain has generally eased in other areas. Floods and landslides remain possible.

Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan
Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay.

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