The governor in Cebu has directed the province’s Local Price Coordination Council to implement a price freeze in the wake of Typhoon Tino.
Governor Pamela Baricuatro made the directive in an executive order released evening on November 4, 2025, hours after Typhoon Tino made landfall in northern Cebu and devastated many parts of the province with torrential rains and winds that triggered massive flooding.
“Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7581, also known as the Price Act, the Local Price Coordination Council, in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry, is hereby directed to implement a price freeze and monitor the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities “to protect consumers and ensure access to basic goods and commodities during the emergency period,” reads part of EO No. 68.
The EO was issued primarily to place the province under a state of calamity to enable the provincial government to access calamity funds quickly, control prices of goods, and expedite relief and rehabilitation efforts, pursuant to the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.
Capitol said assessment has confirmed “widespread damage, loss of lives, continuous imminent threats to life and safety, disruption of essential services, and urgent need of emergency response.”
"The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, in coordination with the Municipal/City Risk Reduction and Management Councils, after assessment confirmed the widespread damage, loss of lives, continuous imminent threats to life and safety, disruption of essential services, and urgent need of emergency response, and has recommended the declaration of the State of Calamity in the Province of Cebu thru its Memorandum 03-2025 dated 4 November, 2025," the EO reads.
Based on data from PDRRMO as of November 4, at least 39 people from the province died from the typhoon:
- Compostela - 15
- Danao - 8
- Mandaue City - 9
- Talisay City - 7
At least nine others died in Cebu City.
At least 33,661 families (105,588 individuals) were evacuated in the province, according to the Capitol.
Tino made landfall in the northern town of Borbon at 5:10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and brought with it heavy rains and dangerous winds.
It first made landfall Silago, Leyte at midnight before it made landfall in Cebu and eventually in Sagay City in Negros Occidental, in San Lorenzo in Guimaras, and in Iloilo City.
The torrential rains Tino dumped on Cebu caused massive flooding in many parts of the province, including in the cities of Mandaue and Talisay.
