Despite ongoing nationwide restoration efforts, roughly 800,000 households and businesses are still without power after Typhoons Tino and Uwan, leaving 4 million of the 4.8 million affected customers already reconnected.
Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin said Monday that teams are working around the clock to complete reconnections safely within the month.
“We are ramping up our power restoration efforts and have made significant progress with 4 million households energized. With safety and building better as our top priorities, our Energy Family teams continue to work 24/7 in the aftermath of Tino and Uwan,” Garin said.
Power generation facilities, including Sabangan Hydroelectric, GIFTC2 Biomass, Morong Solar, and FLS Hydroelectric plants, are back online, while critical transmission lines in Catanduanes—Virac-Codon, Virac-San Miguel, and San Miguel-Viga—have also been restored.
Hospitals, infirmaries, primary care facilities, and 47 of 48 pumping stations are operational.
Private distribution utilities in Luzon and the Visayas have largely resumed service.
In Luzon, companies such as La Union Electric, Olongapo Electricity Distribution, Angeles Electric, and Tarlac Electric are fully restored, while in the Visayas, Mactan Electric, More Electric and Power Corp., Bohol Light Co., and Bacolod City’s NEPC have completed restoration.
The DOE said some areas are still pending full reconnection. Dagupan Electric is 99.6 percent energized, CASURECO IV on Quinalasag Island is 84.6 percent restored, Visayan Electric Co. is at 97 percent, and Negros Electric & Power Corp. is at 92.2 percent, with all targeting for completion by the end of November.
“Rapid, safe, and complete restoration of power services remains our highest priority. Our teams will remain on the ground until every affected household is reconnected to safe and reliable electricity,” Garin said.
Meanwhile, the latest government assessment showed that the recent typhoons caused combined agricultural damage and losses estimated at P4.13 billion, affecting more than 84,000 farmers and fisherfolk nationwide.
The storms hit crops, livestock, fisheries, and farm infrastructure, resulting in production losses of 19.15 million metric tons across 43,882 hectares.
Initial regional assessments in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Western, Eastern, and Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Caraga put damage from key sectors—rice, corn, high-value crops, cassava, coconut, and poultry—at P968.16 million, affecting nearly 50,000 farmers with production declines of 37,741 metric tons over 17,886 hectares.
Authorities cautioned that the figures are still being validated and that further losses may be reported.