A creeping threat from the Pacific has placed a vast swathe of the central Philippines on high alert, as Tropical Depression Wilma inches perilously close to the Eastern Visayas region. The latest bulletin, issued at 5:00 PM on Friday, 05 December 2025, confirms that Wilma has maintained its modest but dangerous strength, prompting immediate warnings across more than a dozen major islands.
The tropical depression was last located approximately 180 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (11.7°N, 127.1°E), moving slowly westward. With maximum sustained winds registered at 45 km/h near the centre and gustiness reaching up to 55 km/h, the storm is expected to make its initial landfall over Eastern Visayas sometime between late Friday evening and Saturday morning.
