This aerial photo shows damaged houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, in Cebu province on November 5, 2025. Jam Sta. Rosa/AFP
MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that the country will be placed under a “State of National Calamity” following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino in Central and Eastern Visayas and in anticipation of the potential impact of another typhoon.
Marcos Jr. made the declaration after presiding a situational briefing with Cabinet secretaries at the Office of Civil Defense headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City Thursday morning, November 6.
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"Because of the scope of the, shall we say problem areas, that has been hit by Tino and will be hit by [Fung-wong, which will have the local name Uwan], there was a proposal from the NDRRMC, which I approved, that we will declare a national calamity because ilang regions na yan (because many regions are affected)," Marcos said after a situational briefing at the Office of the Civil Defense.
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Typhoon Tino left at least 140 people dead and 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday.
Meanwhile, PAGASA earlier said a weather disturbance being monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility could hit land at or near its peak intensity as a super typhoon on Monday.
Placing the country under state of national calamity would enable “quicker access” to emergency response funds and faster procurement process and aid distribution, according to Marcos Jr.
“We don't have to go through the usual bureaucratic procedures and we can immediately provide assistance to the victims of the storms,” he noted.
A declaration of calamity also puts in place price freezes on basic goods to prevent profiteering during crises.
In a press briefing Thursday afternoon, Malacañang announced the release of P760 million fund for several areas hit by Tino.
'VERY HIGH' DEATHS
Marcos Jr. also lamented the high number of reported casualties due to Tino.
“I do not want to give a number because we are still in the process of validating all the numbers about the damage, the number of people who have been displaced, the number of families that are under evacuation centers,” Marcos Jr. added.
The chief executive vowed that relief operations are underway for Tino victims while the national government is preparing for “stronger” Uwan, which is predicted to barrel through Central and Northern Luzon.
He said that many response personnel are deployed in the Visayas for relief operations.
“Kailangan na natin pag-isipan kung ilan doon, kung sino doon ang pwede nang dalhin para paghandaan na ‘yung Uwan," he said.
(We need to think about who among them we can pull out to help with preparations for Uwan.)
—With a report from Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
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