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NDRRMC: Tropical Depression 'Verbena' affects nearly 47K individuals in Caraga

Published Nov 25, 2025 02:20 pm
Undersecretary Harold Cabreros (right), administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), convenes the Council alongside OCD Assistant Secretary Cesar Idio at the NDRRM Operations Center at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 24, 2025 to coordinate preparedness measures and disaster response in communities affected by Tropical Depression Verbena. (Photo: NDRRMC)
Undersecretary Harold Cabreros (right), administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), convenes the Council alongside OCD Assistant Secretary Cesar Idio at the NDRRM Operations Center at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 24, 2025 to coordinate preparedness measures and disaster response in communities affected by Tropical Depression Verbena. (Photo: NDRRMC)
Tropical Depression (TD) “Verbena” disrupted communities across the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, Nov. 25, affecting close to 47,000 individuals and forcing widespread evacuations as floods and landslides hit several provinces, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The NDRRMC reported that 15,363 families or 46,923 individuals were affected in 44 barangays in Caraga (Region 13) alone.
Of these, 485 families or 1,966 individuals sought temporary shelter in 19 evacuation centers while 14 families or 69 individuals were assisted off-site.
A total of 704 families or 2,471 individuals were moved to safer locations as pre-emptive evacuations were conducted in Western Visayas (Region 6), Negros Island Region (NIR), Central Visayas (Region 7), Eastern Visayas (Region 8), and Caraga.
Verbena’s rains triggered a landslide in Barangay Quipot-Barasalon in Janiuay, Iloilo but no casualty has been reported so far.
At least 24 areas in Eastern Visayas and Caraga were also affected by flooding. Six areas were already cleared while 18 remain flooded but waters have begun receding, the NDRRMC said.
Six houses were also completely destroyed in Caraga, further displacing families already affected by the bad weather.
Mobility remained limited in parts of the Visayas and Mindanao with three road sections, one in Western Visayas and two in Caraga, rendered impassable due to floodwaters and debris.
Government offices suspended work in 45 areas including two in the Negros Island Region, 29 in Eastern Visayas, and 14 in Caraga as part of precautionary measures.
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator and NDRRMC Executive Director Usec. Harold Cabreros convened the Council, including key national agencies, via video teleconference meeting at the NDRRM Operations Center at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City to coordinate preparedness measures and disaster response.
Cabreros directed concerned agencies to ensure that local governments had the support they needed for emergency operations.
He also urged residents in flood- and landslide-prone communities to stay alert as rains persist.
As of writing, the NDRRMC has extended P74,970 worth of relief assistance to affected communities in Caraga.

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