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READ: 1 million evacuate ahead of 'Uwan'
MORE than a million people were evacuated, and at least one person was killed, as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Super Typhoon Uwan's expected landfall on the east coast. The super typhoon, which comes just days after another storm ravaged the country, had a radius spanning nearly the whole of the Philippines. On Sunday, one of the already storm-stricken provinces in the central Philippines recorded the first known death from Uwan. Rescuer Juniel Tagarino in Catbalogan City told Agence France-Presse the body of a 64-year-old woman attempting to evacuate had been pulled from under debris and fallen trees. Schools and government offices were ordered closed Monday across Luzon, including Metro Manila, where nearly 300 flights have so far been canceled.
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READ: Typhoon Tino death toll rises to 224, widespread damage reported
THE death toll from Typhoon Tino has climbed to 224, with 79 individuals still missing and 503 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Sunday. The storm also left hundreds of thousands displaced and caused extensive damage to homes, agriculture, and infrastructure across multiple regions. The NDRRMC said that as of Nov. 9, Central Visayas suffered the heaviest casualties, recording 138 deaths. The Negros Island Region reported 12 fatalities, while Eastern and Western Visayas recorded four and six deaths, respectively.Caraga reported two deaths. These regions also accounted for the majority of the injured and missing. Over 3.3 million people, or nearly 947,000 families, were affected by Tino. Of these, 340,239 individuals remain displaced, with tens of thousands seeking shelter in evacuation centers and others staying with relatives. Pre-emptive evacuation measures saved lives, with 377,300 people safely moved to temporary shelters before the storm hit.
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READ: 17,500 villages at risk of landslides, flooding from Super Typhoon Uwan
AROUND 17,500 barangay (villages) across the country are vulnerable to rain-induced landslides and flooding due to Super Typhoon Uwan, according to a geohazard advisory released Sunday by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). Among those at risk are some 1,403 barangay in Metro Manila. The rest are in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Negros Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and Soccsksargen. The bureau said around 455 Metro Manila barangay have a very high susceptibility to flooding, 735 have high susceptibility, and 1,323 moderate susceptibility.
READ: Marcos administration support plummets to 18% amid growing voter disenchantment
SUPPORT for the Marcos administration has plunged dramatically, from 51 percent at the end of 2022 to just 18 percent in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest nationwide survey by Pahayag. The decline was attributed to growing discontent over governance challenges, corruption controversies, and political infighting. The survey also showed a significant rise in neutrality toward the opposition, increasing from 42 percent to 46 percent, while anti-opposition sentiment fell from 40 percent to 29 percent. Together, these trends suggest a broad shift among Filipino voters toward political moderation and growing disenchantment with entrenched partisan conflicts.
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BUSINESS: Another growth miss seen after Q3 slump
A MARKED third-quarter growth slowdown has all but cemented another growth miss for the Philippines, analysts said, with governance issues also likely to keep weighing on economic activity next year. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by just 4.0 percent in the July-September period, the government reported last Friday, down sharply from 5.5 percent in the second quarter and well below the revised 5.5- to 6.5-percent target for 2025. The result -- the weakest since a 3.8-percent drop in the first quarter of 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic -- was largely attributed to a 26.2-percent plunge in government infrastructure spending following a massive flood control project scandal.
SPORTS: Carlo Biado downs Styer, nears River City Open title
REIGNING Filipino world champ Carlo Biado advanced to the loser's bracket round 9 after defeating American Tyler Styer, 9-5, in round 8 at the River City Open in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday morning in Manila. Placed in a do-or-die situation, Biado needs three more wins to capture the championship as he begins that quest against Peruvian Christopher Tevez in round 9 on Monday. Biado started his campaign with a victory over American Sergio Rivas, 9-7, and against another United States player Brandon Shuff, 9-3.
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READ: Opinion and editorial
Rigoberto Tiglao and Francisco Tatad and Fr. Ranhillo Callangan Aquino. Tiglao's said that former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and detention at the International Criminal Court is a Marcos abomination. Father Aquino talks about nature's fury while former senator Tatad discusses the call for regime change.
Today's editorial is about the alarming trend in Technical Education and Skills Development Authority's technical-vocational program.
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