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The storm made landfall in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon at 10:30 p.m. last night, while lashing the Bicol region still reeling from deadly typhoons Quinta and Rolly, which killed dozens of people and left thousands of families homeless.The center of Ulysses made another landfall over the northern Quezon town of Burdeos by 11:20 p.m., but owing to the storm’s 670-km diameter, its winds were tearing roofs off even in Metro Manila, which was under storm signal No. 3.Forecasters expected the storm to cross Central Luzon and emerge over the western seaboard of Zambales by midday Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.The country’s 20^th storm this year reached its peak intensity of 140 kilometers per hour before it hit Quezon. One person died and three more were missing in Bicol even before the tropical cyclone hit land, regional disaster officials in Bicol reported.The Office of Civil Defense-Region 5 said a 68-year-old man reportedly died on the roof of his house in Daet, Camarines Norte, with no additional details given on the cause of his death.Three men from Vinzons, Camarines Norte are also missing, said OCD-5, as it also recorded at least four landslides. Meanwhile, rivers overflowed, and roads were rendered impassable by Ulysses’ onslaught across the island province of Catanduanes.The typhoon dumped torrential rains in Manila and its nearby provinces as it swept across the already-sodden country. As many as 19 provinces faced 3-meter-high storm surges along their coasts as Ulysses (international name: Vamco) plodded across Luzon, the state weather bureau said.Ulysses grazed the Polilio Islands and Catanduanes — which was devastated by Typhoon “Rolly” less than two weeks ago — before hitting Luzon’s mainland, making its presence felt with intense winds and rain across the country’s eastern seaboard.The weather service also warned of flooding, landslides and storm surges several meters high along parts of the east coast and in the capital.As a result, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was put on red alert ahead of the typhoon’s arrival.MMDA chairman Danilo Lim said frontline personnel were on standby to render assistance in road clearing, rescue and quick response, traffic management, and other operations to different areas in the National Capital Region, which was placed under Signal No. 3 on Tuesday.