ILOILO CITY -- One person was confirmed dead while 42,994 families, or 97,924 individuals, were displaced in Antique province after Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) triggered landslides and floods on Tuesday.
Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) Broderick Train said a 50-year-old man from Barangay Salvacion in Anini-y died after being swept away by strong river currents while trying to cross the water to deliver grass for his cattle on 4 November.
“The death of the resident is being considered a typhoon-related incident because Anini-y was already under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 4 at that time,” Train said in an interview on Wednesday.
Train added that 17,031 displaced families remain in evacuation centers across the province, while others have returned to their homes.
He also reported that port operations remain suspended, and telecommunication services are intermittent, hampering coordination efforts in several towns. Authorities are awaiting an advisory from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on the possible reopening of the Evelio B. Javier Airport.
Antique Governor Paolo Everardo Javier said the provincial government is still waiting for the PDRRMO’s recommendation before resuming classes and government work, citing the possible entry of another weather disturbance over the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas reported that 43,373 families, or 135,111 individuals, were preemptively evacuated across the region to ensure safety ahead of the storm’s landfall.
As of Wednesday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) has distributed P13.4 million worth of family food packs to 22,394 affected families in Western Visayas as part of ongoing relief operations.