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PH under state of calamity amid impact of Tino —Marcos
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Thursday that he has approved the recommendation to declare a state of national calamity due to the onslaught of Typhoon Tino.
Marcos said this after a situation briefing with concerned government agencies.
““Because of the scope of problem areas that [have] been hit by Tino and will be hit by Uwan... There was a proposal from the NDRRMC which I approved that we declare a national calamity,” Marcos said.
''There will be almost 10 regions, 10 to 12 regions that will be affected. So pagkaganoong karami, ganoon ang scope, then it is a national calamity... that gives us quicker access to some of the emergency funds,'' he added.
Relief operations are ongoing for those affected by Tino, Marcos said.
''We are continuing our relief support for those who were hit by typhoon Tino,'' Marcos said.
Meanwhile, the Office of the President will provide P760 million cash assistance to local government units affected by Typhoon Tino, according to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro.
Marcos also said that the government is preparing for the next weather disturbance that was forecast to enter the country this weekend.
He said the government is already determining the number of personnel which will be deployed for Tropical Storm Fung-Wong (local name: Uwan) once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility since most of them are still assisting in the rescue and relief operations for those affected by Tino.
Meanwhile, Marcos lamented the number of deaths amid Tino's onslaught.
''Unfortunately the casualty count is very high. Marami tayong deaths na nasuffer,'' the President said.
''I do not want to give a number because we are still in the process of validating all the numbers about the damages, the number of people who have been displaced, the number of families that are under evacuation centers,'' he added.
Death Toll
Earlier, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported that the death toll following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino has increased to 114.
OCD deputy spokesperson Diego Mariano told reporters that most of the fatalities were reported in Cebu Province with 71:
Antique - 1
Capiz - 1
Iloilo - 1
Bohol - 1
Cebu - 71
Leyte - 1
Southern Leyte - 2
Negros Occidental - 18
Negros Oriental - 12
Agusan del Sur - 6
Total - 114
Missing
Cebu - 65
Negros Occidental - 62
Total -127
Injured
Cebu - 69
Leyte - 2
Southern Leyte - 1
Negros Occidental -7
Meanwhile, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported a death toll of 140 people.
According to its report, the national civil defence office confirmed on Thursday 114 reported deaths, though that tally did not include an additional 28 recorded by Cebu provincial authorities.
In Liloan, a town near Cebu City where 35 bodies have been recovered from flooded areas, AFP reporters saw cars still piled atop each other by floodwaters and roofs torn off buildings as residents attempted to dig out of the mud.
Power Outage
Meanwhile, about 1.4 million household power connections in the Visayas are still without electricity following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino.
The Department of Energy (DOE) said the number of affected connections could be equivalent to approximately seven million residents who are still reeling from power interruptions due to the weather disturbance.
Data from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) showed that as of 2 p.m. on November 4, 2025, a total of 53 electric cooperatives were affected by Tino.
Affected electric cooperatives are located in 10 regions including Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Negros Island.
Of the 53 affected electric cooperatives, 17 are already under normal operations, while 24 are experiencing partial interruptions and nine are still reeling from total power interruptions. Meanwhile, at least three electric coops are yet to report their status.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), on the other hand, reported that as of 5 p.m. on November 5, 2025, four 69 kilovolt (kV), one 138 kV and another 230 kV lines remain unavailable. —with reports from AFP/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
