Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” has killed 10 individuals in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) and Bicol (Region 5), but Masbate bore the brunt of the storm, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Friday night, Sept. 26. OCD Deputy Administrator for Administration Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito...
BACOLOD CITY - The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported that 53 barangays have been flooded in 11 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, as of 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, due to tropical cyclone ‘’Opong.’’ Flooding affected 10 barangays in...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman died after a coconut tree fell on a house in Purok 3, Barangay Malajog, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, during the onslaught of severe tropical storm "Opong" Friday. A report filed by the Calbayog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Rescue Team...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds were stranded while close to 1,000 families were evacuated as Cebu province felt the effects of severe tropical storm ‘’Opong’’ on Friday, Sept. 26. In Camotes Island, a fisherman was rescued after he went missing at dawn on Thursday, Sept. 25. The weather was still...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Sept. 26 said tropical cyclone wind warnings were lifted or downgraded in some areas as Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name: Bualoi) moved over the West Philippine Sea. According to...
ILOILO CITY — The town of Ibajay in Aklan province is under a state of calamity due to widespread damage from tropical cyclone "Opong." The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) passed Resolution No. 2025-061 in a special session on Friday, Sept. 26, formalizing the declaration. The Ibajay Municipal Disaster...
CAVITE – A total of 1,045 families have been evacuated in the province due to the effects of severe tropical storm “Opong” on Friday, Sept. 26. The latest situation report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said evacuees are spread across 13 cities and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Negros Occidental reported on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, that 298 passengers and drivers were stranded in various seaports due to severe tropical storm ‘’Opong.’’ The PCG suspended all sea trips in northern Negros Occidental and...
CAVITE – Hundreds of individuals have been preemptively evacuated in Bacoor City due to severe tropical storm “Opong.” A Facebook post from Mayor Strike Revilla stated that 220 families or 847 individuals are currently staying in six evacuation centers in the coastal city as of 2:37 p.m. on...
Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name: Bualoi) moved over the Mindoro Strait on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, after leaving the Philippine landmass, and may reintensify into a typhoon before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, Sept. 27, the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Severe tropical storm “Opong” battered the majority of Antique province on Friday. The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Antique PDRRMO) has yet to release a detailed report, but widespread flooding, landslides, and mudslides were reported....
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...
