Typhoon Tino swept across Negros Island, hitting Canlaon City in Negros Oriental and Moises Padilla town in Negros Occidental the hardest, as the death toll rose to 82 with 35 others still missing.
The Office of Civil Defense–Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) reported on Sunday, November 9, that Negros Occidental recorded 62 deaths, while Negros Oriental reported 20.
In Negros Occidental, Moises Padilla logged 14 deaths, La Castellana-10, Pontevedra-8, Bago-7, and both Isabela and Ilog-6 each. San Carlos and La Carlota each reported 3 deaths, Murcia-2, and Himamaylan, Hinigaran, and Binalbagan-1 each.
Missing persons include 16 in La Castellana, 6 in La Carlota, 5 in Isabela, 4 in Bago, 2 in San Carlos, and 1 in Hinigaran.
While, in Negros Oriental, Canlaon reported 20 deaths and 5 missing, while Vallehermoso town recorded only 1 death.
Relief efforts are ongoing, with civic groups—including the Hope Builders Organization Negros Island Incorporated (HBONI) —assisting thousands of affected residents.
Challenges persist, as a government-owned water tanker delivering drinking water to Tino-hit communities skidded off a slippery road in Don Salvador Benedicto town due to the bad weather condition.
Authorities said that the incident caused only minor injuries.*
Reymund Titong is a Filipino journalist steadily building his voice in the field of news reporting, driven by a commitment to tell meaningful and relevant stories.
He serves as a correspondent for Rappler, maintains a personal blog on Medium, and is the communications officer of Hope Builders Organization Negros Island.