Severe weather conditions driven by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) alongside previous tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” have affected roughly 382,000 individuals across eight regions, triggering widespread flooding, landslides, and hazardous sea travel.
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported that the affected population—representing around 110,000 families—spans the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), Calabarzon (Region 4A), Mimaropa (Region 4B), Bicol (Region 5), and Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9).
Among those displaced, approximately 2,200 families (7,300 individuals) are currently taking shelter inside 86 active evacuation centers, while another 1,132 families (3,700 individuals) are seeking refuge outside official shelters.
The casualties linked to the weather disturbances remain at six dead and seven injured, though OCD information officer Diego Mariano noted these figures are still undergoing validation. No missing persons have been reported.
Amid persistent downpours, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) executed multiple emergency response actions:
- Maritime Rescue: Off Barangay 32-B La Paz in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, PCG Sub-Station Laoag personnel and local residents utilized a bamboo raft to rescue two fishermen after their motorbanca capsized due to large waves. Both were brought to shore in good condition and handed over to local disaster response officers for medical checkups.
- Land Evacuations: PCG teams evacuated 102 residents from severe flooding in Imus City, Cavite; 87 residents from Sitio Sampaguita, Barangay Calayo in Nasugbu, Batangas; and 50 residents from Barangay Libjo, Batangas City, who were relocated to Libjo Elementary School.
Maritime operations were similarly hit, with the PCG recording 215 stranded passengers, 105 rolling cargoes, and eight stranded vessels across 22 ports in the Western Visayas, Bicol, Southern Tagalog, and Central Visayas districts.
The OCD estimates structural damages at 148 homes (138 partially and 10 totally destroyed), alongside 105.5 million pesos () in infrastructure damage and ₱3.53 million in agricultural losses.
In response, government agencies and humanitarian partners have extended ₱13.21 million in relief assistance to the impacted communities.