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The Coast Guard District Bicol conducted clearing operations on several roads in Masbate on September 26, 2025, following the passage of Typhoon Opong. Facebook/Coast Guard District Bicol

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Several provinces in Bicol, Eastern Visayas regions now quickly recovering from Opong

ABS-CBN News

<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/1758935445489554976781_1164881752244767_587490378235377406_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Coast Guard District Bicol conducted clearing operations on several roads in Masbate on September 26, 2025, following the passage of Typhoon Opong. <em>Facebook/Coast Guard District Bicol</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Some provinces in the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions reported quick recovery following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Opong.</p><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/CnsbDLwOt40?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong>BICOL REGION</strong></div><p>The province of Sorsogon reported no casualties and no flooding due to Opong, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Raden Dimaano, an engineer, told DZMM Teleradyo.</p><p>&quot;Wala po, no casualties in the province of Sorsogon. Wala tayong pagbaha,&quot; he said.</p><p>A Signal No. 4 warning was hoisted in the province on Friday, September 26.</p><p>Despite this, Dimaano noted that Sorsogon was largely unaffected, as they conducted preventive evacuations.</p><p>&quot;Meron kaming nailikas because of the preemptive kasi nakita namIn na papunta sa amin,&quot; he stressed.</p><p>Transportation services in the area have resumed, with trips to Visayas and Mindanao now back on schedule, Dimaano said.</p><p>&quot;Resume na po &#x27;yung byahe na going to Visayas and Mindanao.&quot;</p><p>In Bicol, port operations are already gearing to resume, with maritime travel gradually returning to normal.</p><p>&quot;Mula kagabi, dalawang barko na na-dispatch natin papuntang Northern Samar. &#x27;Yung dalawang roro na &#x27;yun, nakapagsakay na ng humigit-kumulang 1000 pasahero at mga 85 na sasakyan. Lifted na ang suspension order ng paglalayag ng mga barko natin,&quot; said Achilles Galindez, division manager of Port Manager Office - Bicol, in a separate interview.</p><p>&quot;Medyo kalmado na &#x27;yong dagat. Hopefully tuloy-tuloy na &#x27;yong pag-transport natin today dito sa mga naapektuhang kababayan,&quot; he stated.</p><p>Meanwhile, in Catanduanes, residents are reportedly going back to normal routines.</p><p>&quot;Wala namang kahit minor damage na naranasan dito sa isla, back to normal kami,&quot; said PDRRMO Catanduanes&#x27; Roberto Monterola.</p><p>He added, residents in vulnerable areas voluntarily evacuated.</p><p>&quot;Alam ng mga tao rito yong kakayahan nila, &#x27;yong situation nila, kaya sila na mismo ang nagpe-preemptive kung traditional na pupuntahan nila para sa sheltering,&quot; he stressed. &quot;Pagkatapos ng bagyo, medyo may kalakasan pa nga &#x27;yong hangin, balik yan sa bahay nila.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/9/26/4-reported-dead-in-bicol-due-to-opong-ocd-1334">4 reported dead in Bicol region due to Opong: OCD</a></div><p>The Office of Civil Defense Region 5 (OCD 5) said Friday four people in the Bicol Region have been reported dead due to Opong.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>EASTERN VISAYAS</strong></div><p>Eastern Samar is seeing improved weather conditions after Opong, with no major damage seen, engineer Thomas Campomanes of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said.</p><p>&quot;Maganda na panahon natin, wala na tayong hangin, wala nang ulan at saka sumisilip na &#x27;yong araw,&quot; he said.</p><p>He noted that the province did not experience the typhoon’s destructive impact, leaving officials wondering why nearby Masbate was more severely affected.</p><p>&quot;Medyo hindi naman kalakasan, kasi mataas... &#x27;di gaya yong nangyari sa masbate, naano nga kami bakit malakas yong sa kanila,&quot; he stressed.</p><p>Campomanes confirmed floodwaters have receded and evacuees have returned to their homes.</p><p>However, he added that five fishermen are still reported missing, with local officials and the Coast Guard conducting search and rescue operations.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/9/26/wind-signal-no-4-up-in-5-areas-as-opong-intensifies-into-typhoon-0034">Typhoon Opong makes landfall over Eastern Samar; signal no. 4 up in several areas</a></div><p>Floodwaters have receded, and evacuees have returned to their homes, Campomanes confirmed.</p><p>In Northern Samar, Signal No. 4 was hoisted Thursday night, leaving 421 passengers and 143 vehicles stranded at local ports.</p><p>But PDRRMO head Rei Josiah Echano said the weather quickly improved since Friday.</p><p>&quot;Mula kahapon maaliwalas at sumikat na ang araw sa Northern Samar.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</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/vNUf55HFQis?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></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/A67BFv0fQ9Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Some provinces in the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions reported quick recovery following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Opong.</p>

Some provinces in the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions reported quick recovery following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Opong.