BREAKING: #NikaPH (int'l name: #Toraji) has intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm (STS), according to PAGASA.

It was last spotted 745 km east of Infanta, Quezon. STS 'Nika' is sustaining winds of 100 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 125 km/h, and is moving WNW at 30 km/h.