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OCD clarifies death toll due to 'Opong'

Published Sep 26, 2025 05:08 pm
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesperson Junie Castillo (Courtesy of RTVM livestream)
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesperson Junie Castillo (Courtesy of RTVM livestream)
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, issued clarifications on the running tally of casualties related to Severe Tropical Storm “Opong”.
OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said there were two dead in Masbate, not four as initially reported by Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Director Claudio Yucot.
“Sa Masbate mayroong dalawa. Ang isa ay sa municipality of Monreal, ang isa sa Masbate City. Mayroong nabanggit na dalawang casualty sa ibang munisipyo pero naconfirm na ‘yun ay nasugatan at hindi nasawi (In Masbate province, we have two [fatalities]. One is in the municipality of Monreal, one is in Masbate City. There were reports of two casualties in other municipalities earlier but these were confirmed to be injured only, not dead),” he said in a televised press briefing at the Malacañan Palace.
According to the Bicol RDRRMC, a 30-year-old man died after being pinned by a fallen tree in Monreal while a 16-year-old young man was pinned to death when a wall previously exposed to fire suddenly collapsed due to strong winds in Masbate City.
A related update from the Bicol RDDRMC also showed that a third fatality was reported in Masbate City, a six-year-old boy who drowned.
“Casualties are subject for validation of the Regional Management of the Dead and the Missing (MDM) Cluster,” said Bicol RDRRMC spokesperson Gremil Naz.
Aside from this, six fishermen were also reported missing in Samar, according to Castillo.
“Ang latest na ulat ‘yung isa ay natagpuan na. But again, with all of these data, we are trying to validate kung ‘yung natagpuan ay isa sa nawawala or baka iba ito. As we speak ongoing ang monitoring (Based on the latest monitoring, one cadaver was already retrieved. But again, with all these data, we are trying to validate if the body found was among those missing or this is a different one. As we speak, the monitoring is ongoing),” he said.
Earlier, the OCD counted 18 deaths related to recent storms, 14 of which were tied to the effects of Super Typhoon Nando, Tropical Depression Mirasol, and southwest monsoon (habagat).
Read: OCD: 18 dead due to 'Opong', 'Nando', other weather disturbances

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