OCD: 'Tino' death toll rises to 114, at least 127 more missing
Published Nov 6, 2025 08:56 am
Residents return to what remains of their homes after Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) caused devastation in communities along the Mananga River in Talisay City, Cebu province, central Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)
At least 114 people were reported dead following the onslaught of typhoon “Tino”, almost all of the fatalities were in the Visayas which suffered the brunt of heavy rains and strong winds.
And authorities are expecting the death toll to increase as there are still 127 people in the missing list.
In the data released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), it said the province of Cebu has the most number of fatalities with 71, followed by Negros Occidental with 18 and Negros Oriental with 12.
Two people were reported dead in Southern Leyte and one each in the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Bohol and Leyte.
In Mindanao, a total of six people were confirmed to have died, apparently the six military personnel on board a helicopter that crashed in Agusan del Sur.
Search, rescue and retrieval operations are ongoing for 127 people reported missing— a total of 65 of them are from Cebu.
Sixty-two more were reported missing in Negros Occidental.
Meanwhile, a total of 82 people were reported injured— 69 in Cebu, seven in Negros Occidental, and Surigao del Norte, and one each in Southern Leyte and Surigao del Sur.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) earlier ordered its personnel on the ground to intensify search and rescue operations and ensure the speedy, secure distribution of essential relief goods for families and individuals displaced by Tino.
More than 9,000 police personnel and over 300 mobiles were deployed for evacuation, rescue operation, and other humanitarian assistance as Tino devastates parts of the country.
Big challenge
Raffy Alejandro, deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), all the measures are now being conducted to account for all those in the missing list.
But he said the big challenge they are facing is the clearing of debris, especially in the province of Cebu.
“There a lot of debris, including housing materials that were carried by flood. This is the challenge and we are working double time to clear them,” said Alejandro in an interview over dzBB.
“We need to clear these debris and this is a priority. Hopefully, we will be able to account for all the missing and hopefully too, those in the missing list just went to safer areas during the typhoon,” he added.
Rapid assessment
Alejandro said they also started deploying rapid assessment teams in all the affected areas.
“They are making rounds for us to determine the full extent of the damage,” said Alejandro.
So far, he said at least 1,300 houses were reported damaged in areas affected by Tino.