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Devastation hours after Super Typhoon Pepito makes landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes, on November 16, 2024. Panganiban LGU

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Super Typhoon Pepito

Michael Delizo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173191684082520241117-pepito-aftermath-panganiban-MCR-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Devastation hours after Super Typhoon Pepito makes landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes, on November 16, 2024. <em>Panganiban LGU</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday that no casualties have been recorded so far from Super Typhoon Pepito, which struck parts of Luzon over the weekend.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/11/17/-we-are-calling-for-help-says-officer-in-pepito-ravaged-catanduanes-756">• ‘We are calling for help,’ says officer in Pepito-ravaged Catanduanes</a></div><p>Assistant Secretary Cesar Idio, officer-in-charge and deputy administrator for operations at the Office of Civil Defense, clarified that the death of a man riding a motorcycle in Camarines Norte during the height of the typhoon was unrelated to the storm and was considered a vehicular crash.</p><p>It was earlier reported that a 72-year-old man who was riding a motorcycle died after allegedly got caught on a hanging cable, which also caused injuries to his passenger.</p><p>Earlier, <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said at</span> least one person reportedly died due to the effects of Typhoon Pepito in Camarines Norte.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/18/marcos-one-dead-in-camarines-norte-due-to-pepito-955">• Marcos: One dead in Camarines Norte due to Pepito</a></div><p>Idio attributed the zero-casualty record to the preemptive and forced evacuations conducted by local government units.</p><p>“Ito po ay dahil sa maagap na ating preparasyon, ang pro-active preparations natin at ang pagsasagawa ng preemptive evacuations na naging susi ng ating tagumpay,” he said. </p><p>Meanwhile, Idio said two people have been reported injured and two are missing, but these incidents were related to earlier typhoons Nika and Ofel.</p><p>A total of 295,576 families, or 1,145,942 individuals, were affected by typhoons Nika, Ofel, and Pepito, according to the latest data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).</p><p>Of this, 104,830 families (or 446,177 individuals) were served in 2,717 evacuation centers, while 66,681 families (or 238,894 individuals) sought shelter elsewhere. </p><p>“Sa ngayon, ang main concern po ng ating government, starting from the national, regional, at local levels ay to provide the life-saving immediate relief needs of our affection population due to the consecutive tropical cyclones,” Idio said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4D3HW_wQdvo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Office of Civil Defense said no casualties have been recorded so far from Super Typhoon Pepito, which struck parts of Luzon over the weekend.</p>

The Office of Civil Defense said no casualties have been recorded so far from Super Typhoon Pepito, which struck parts of Luzon over the weekend.

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OCD reports no casualties from Pepito

Michael Delizo,

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Published Nov 18, 2024 04:13 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 21, 2024 05:51 AM PHT

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