Overview
- Official figures compiled by AFP put the death toll at 93, including 76 in Cebu province after 35 bodies were found in Liloan, with 26 people still missing.
- Nearly 400,000 people were evacuated or displaced as torrents inundated entire neighborhoods, sweeping away vehicles and shipping containers.
- Floodwaters in parts of Cebu have begun to recede, and authorities have shifted to clearing debris to reopen key roads.
- Kalmaegi moved west toward Palawan on Wednesday with sustained winds near 120–130 km/h and gusts up to 165–180 km/h after first landfall in the Dinagat Islands.
- The military reported a rescue helicopter crash in Mindanao with six bodies recovered, as forecasters warn three to five more storms could still affect the country before year-end.