73 PCG disaster response teams readied for Tino onslaught

The Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) disaster response teams are preparing to respond to areas that may be affected by Typhoon Tino, which is expected to make landfall over parts of Eastern Visayas on Monday night.

The PCG’s 73 response teams are composed of 525 members from Northern Samar, Western Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, and Southern Leyte, according to Sam Nielsen’s Monday report on Super Radyo dzBB.

Mahigit 70 disaster response team ng Philippine Coastguard, naghahanda na sa pagresponde sa maaapektuhan ng bagyong #TinoPH | via @dzbbsamnielsen pic.twitter.com/IY1qTajU7p

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 3, 2025

Disaster response equipment, such as floating at land mobility assets, high-speed response boats, aluminum boats, rescue trucks, service vehicles, and ambulances are also on standby.

PCG personnel were ordered to assist local government units and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in responding to emergency situations amid Tino’s impact.

On Sunday, PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said vessels are not allowed to depart from ports under an active wind signal or if the route it will take passes through a similar area.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DWSD) in Region 7 has also readied relief goods for Cebu and Bohol as part of the preparations for Tino’s impact.

According to Norman Mendoza’s dzBB report, DSWD has prepositioned at least 81,000 food and non-food items for the two provinces.

DSWD- Region 7, nakahanda na ang mga relief goods para sa lalawigan ng Cebu at Bohol, kaugnay ng paghahanda ng bagyong #TinoPH | ulat ni Norman Mendoza, Super Radyo Cebu pic.twitter.com/HfTCscAnen

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 3, 2025

This includes 71,535 family food packs worth P33.8 million and 9,977 non-food items worth P38.2 million.

The relief goods are stored in DSWD regional warehouses and LGU offices.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Civil Defense said it began dismantling tent cities in Northern Cebu after finding facilities where residents displaced by the Sept. 30 magnitude 6.9 earthquake can relocate.

As of 2 p.m., Signal No. 4 is hoisted over the Dinagat Islands, Siargao, and Bucas Grande Islands, as Typhoon Tino maintains its strength while moving westward over the Philippine Sea. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/JMA, GMA Integrated News