Overview
- Disaster officials reported 114 dead from Typhoon No. 25, with search and recovery continuing across hard‑hit regions.
- Cebu province suffered the greatest losses with over 70 deaths, compounding recovery from a magnitude‑6.9 earthquake in late September.
- Authorities said hundreds of thousands evacuated as floods and landslides swept communities after the storm crossed the country on November 4.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed an investigation into Cebu’s flood‑control projects following public allegations of substandard or ghost works, with 267 billion pesos cited for 2022–2025.
- A Philippine Air Force helicopter on a rescue mission crashed in Mindanao on November 4, killing six crew members, and the storm later made landfall in central Vietnam, where one death was confirmed.