Situation Overview

As of 5 pm today, the severe tropical storm Paeng has made a total of 5 landfalls in the past few hours, which are mostly in the provinces of Luzon. The typhoon’s center first hit Catanduanes this morning at 1:10 am; second in Camarines Sur at 1:40 am; third in Buenavista, Quezon, around 6:00 am, fourth in Marinduque, at 8:40 am and fifth in Sariaya, Quezon at around 1:40 pm.
By 4 pm, Paeng was in the vicinity of San Pablo City, Laguna, moving northwest at a slightly faster 20 kilometers per hour from the previous 15 km/h. STY Peng is moving northwestward, maintaining s strength of 95 km/h. Instead of weakening into a tropical storm STS Paeng maintain its strength while it traversing Southern Luzon. Meanwhile, Metro Manila remains under tropical wind cyclone signal no. 3, along with;

• Bataan
• southern part of Zambales (Olongapo City, Subic, Castillejos, San Antonio)
• northern and central parts of Quezon (Pitogo, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Infanta, Tiaong, Unisan, Plaridel, San Antonio, Candelaria, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, Tayabas City, Mauban, Dolores, General Nakar, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan) including Polillo Islands
• Laguna
• Batangas
• Cavite
• Rizal
• northwestern part of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Islands
• northern part of Oriental Mindoro (San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, Baco,

While tropical wind cyclone signal no. 2 remains elevated in the following areas;
• southern part of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Dingalan, Maria Aurora)
• Bulacan
• Pampanga
• Tarlac
• rest of Zambales
• western part of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Milaor, Camaligan, Pili, San Fernando, Magarao, Minalabac, Naga City, Calabanga, Bombon, Canaman, Gainza, Sipocot, Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Pasacao, Cabusao, Libmanan, Pamplona)
• rest of Oriental Mindoro
• rest of Occidental Mindoro
• Nueva Ecija
• Pangasinan
• Camarines Norte
• rest of Quezon
• Marinduque
• Romblon

While it hasn’t reached the typhoon category, large parts of the country remain to experience heavy rains and strong winds. STY Paeng continues to bring havoc, battering different parts of the country. With the extent of the damages and the number of regions devastated by the STS Paeng, the National Disaster Risks Reduction Management and Council or NDRRMC recommends declaring a national state of calamity for an entire year. The provinces of Pangasinan and La Union have been put under a red alert status, in preparation for the possible whiplash of STY Paeng in the province.
Updates on the situations on the grounds continue to pour out on social media, where you can see the widespread impact of STY Paeng. Various rural areas on the island of Mindanao were hit hard by the typhoon, leaving families affected by waist-deep floods and landslides and resulting in several deaths and injuries. The entire region of Maguindanao was placed under a state of calamity as many of its areas remained in chest-deep flood water. Many residents are spending their nights in their cars as most of the evacuation centers in their areas were also flooded. According to the Bangsamoro government, rescue operations are still ongoing, especially in areas that are extremely difficult to reach. As of this writing, approximately 80 residents have been reported missing due to a rain-induced landslide.

Meanwhile, The Marikina City government raised the second alarm in the Marikina River after the water level reached 16.6 meters at 3:17 p.m. This indicates that the water is 16 meters above sea level and residents in low-lying areas need to evacuate. STY Paeng is now aiming Cavite area and is expected to cross the southern portion of Bataan. The tropical storm will possibly intensify as it passes through the West Philippine Sea.

Source: National Disaster Risks Reduction and Management Council,, PAGASA, Philippine News Agency, DSWD, CDRRMO Zamboanga, PDRRMO-Iloilo, City Government of Marikina.

Affected Populations

Cavite

Around 2,179 individuals or 585 families in five cities and eight towns in Cavite were forced to leave as STY Paeng looms closer in the province.

Zamboanga

In the latest update from the city government of Zamboanga as of 5:00 pm today, the number of displaced families has reached to 5,106 from 42 barangays that are severely affected by the flash floods.

Antique

The provincial Social Welfare and Development Office of Antique reported approximately 4,939 affected families with 21, 610 individuals, of which 1,321 families are currently seeking refuge in designated evacuation areas.

Quezon

As of date, more than 3,309 families or 10, 689 individuals were evacuated temporarily sheltered in various evacuation centers in Quezon due to the onslaught of STY Paeng. According to the Quezon Police Provincial Office, 11 families were evacuated in Tayabas City, Agdanan, four; Atimonan, 315; Burdeos, 42; Calauag, 167; General Luna, 38; Guinayangan, 27; Gumaca, 156; Jomalig, 25; Lopez, two; Mulanay, 826; Panukulan, 845; Patnanungan, 20; Perez, 270; Pitogo, 263; Plaridel, 65; Polillo, 16; Real, 74; San Francisco, 17; and San Narciso, 126.

Eastern Samar

In the report provided by our regional partner Leyte Center for Development (LCDE), At least 200 families from the interior barangays of Balagon and Boco are affected by the floods in the municipality of Can-avid. In the municipality of Oras, a total of 10,491 families from 13 barangays were reportedly affected while 228 families evacuated to the town center.

Meanwhile, 58 cities in the provinces of region III, CALABARZON, regions V, VI, XII and BARMM are currently experiencing power interruption. A total of 74 seaports were non-operational while it was reported that up to 6,812 passengers, 2,088 rolling cargoes, 70 vessels, and 21 motor bancas were stranded. As of 12 noon, the NDRRMC has placed the official death toll at 45, sharply revising an initially reported tally of 72. 33 peopled were reportedly injured while 17 people are still missing. In its latest report, 139,066 families or 374,979 individuals are affected by the tropical storm of which 80,269 families or 169,186 individuals are displaced.

Sources: NDRRMC, PDDRMO-Antique, City government of Zamboanga, PDRRMO-Cavite, Leyte Center for Development

Emergency Response Efforts

1. CDRC is closely monitoring STS “Paeng” since it was spotted by PAGASA and also
monitoring the situation in the affected areas and constantly updating situation reports.
2. CDRC is also closely coordinating with its regional centers in affected areas to collect information on the situation and needs of the ground.
3. On October 28, CDRC activated its Emergency Response Team for STS Paeng. CDRC activated its Emergency Response Team ready for deployment within the affected areas in anticipation to any eventualities brought about by the effects of STS Paeng.
4. CDRC’s Regional Partners are started coordinating with their respective LGU partners, particularly with the Local DRRM Offices in the affected cities and provinces.
5. Emergency Response Teams of the respective affected regional centers have been monitoring developments in the local situation and continue to send data from the ground.
6. CDRC and its regional partners on the ground continue to monitor the situation and have begun issuing situation reports.
7. Our regional partner, Tarabang sa Bicol has provided hot meals to several evacuation centers in Brgy. Mauraro in Guinobatan Albay as their first response efforts.

Resources Available

1. Standby emergency funds
2. Prepositioned goods at the CDRC warehouse
3. Monetary and in-kind donations

Coordination

Regional Center

1. Tarabang sa Bicol Inc. (TABI)
2. Southern Tagalog People’s Response Center (STPRC)
3. Panay Center for Disaster Response (PCDR)
4. Leyte Center for Development (LCDe)
5. Community Response for Enlightenment, Service, and Transformation (CREST)
6. Lambak Cagayan Mission Center, Inc. (LCMCI)
7. Disaster Response Center (DIRECT)

International Partners
1. Foundation for Philippine Progress, Inc.
2. National Alliance for Filipino Concerns | NAFCON USA

Contacts

1. Cora Jazmines, Local Partnerships Department, 0928-182-4969, lpd@cdrc-phil.com
2. Dom Ybera, Deputy Executive Director, dybera@gmail.com

See full report: STS-Nalgae-Situation-Report-2_CDRC.pdf (125 downloads)