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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178573480057412 (9).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The provincial government placed Camarines Sur under Red Alert on Saturday, August 1, in response to the threat of Tropical Cyclone #LuisPH. <em>Courtesy: MDRRMO </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — At least 6,316 families have been affected by Typhoon “Luis,” particularly in the Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/3/more-areas-in-n-luzon-placed-under-wind-signal-as-luis-stays-stationary-0736">More areas in N. Luzon placed under wind signal as Luis stays stationary</a></div><p>In its 6 a.m. situation report, the NDRRMC said seven areas in the Zamboanga Peninsula and BAR remained flooded.</p><p>The typhoon also prompted the suspension of sea travel in nine ports across the Calabarzon and Bicol regions, leaving 477 passengers, 47 rolling cargoes, and five vessels stranded.</p><p>The NDRRMC has yet to release details on the number of evacuees and the extent of damage to properties.</p><p>Meanwhile, the government has provided P280,500 worth of assistance to affected residents in the Bicol Region through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><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/PbSbxYUGpTg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>At least 6,316 families have been affected by Typhoon “Luis,” particularly in the Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the NDRRMC said Monday.</p>

At least 6,316 families have been affected by Typhoon “Luis,” particularly in the Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the NDRRMC said Monday.

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Over 6K families affected by Typhoon ‘Luis’; sea travel suspended in 9 ports

Michael Delizo,

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Published August 03, 2026 01:29 PM PHT

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