Overview
- The national disaster agency reported 114 dead and 127 missing, with most fatalities in Cebu after rapid flash floods swept through homes and streets.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued a state of emergency to speed the release of funds and bolster relief operations across affected regions.
- Over 430,000 people were displaced and transport was heavily disrupted, with widespread power outages and cancellations of flights and ferries reported.
- Six Philippine Air Force personnel died when their helicopter crashed in Agusan del Sur during a humanitarian mission to storm-hit areas.
- Forecasters said Kalmaegi is strengthening over the South China Sea as Vietnam conducts mass evacuations, while authorities in the Philippines track another developing cyclone east of Mindanao.