This handout photo, taken on September 26, 2025, and received from the Facebook page of the Philippine Red Cross-Masbate Chapter on Sunday, September 28, shows a resident inspecting a destroyed house at a village in Masbate city after Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi hit the province. -- Photo from AFP
MANILA (Bernama-PNA): The southwest monsoon, intensified by three tropical cyclones - Mirasol, Nando, and Opong - has killed 26 people and affected nearly 2.8 million across the country, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported, citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday.
A total of 738,714 families, or 2,797,706 individuals, have been affected by days of torrential rain, floods, and landslides triggered by the enhanced southwest monsoon.
