ANTIQUE – Typhoon Tino left a devastating mark on the province of Antique, affecting over 36,000 families or 113,354 individuals, and causing an estimated P17.6 million in damages, the provincial disaster office reported on Wednesday, November 6.
According to the Office of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (OPDRRMO), infrastructure damages accounted for around P15 million, mostly on roads, while agricultural losses reached P2.6 million, primarily from rice crops.
The Office of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development (OPSWDO) is still validating the data, but as of Wednesday, 19,714 individuals were staying in evacuation centers, while another 10,710 sought shelter outside designated sites. Families received assistance through family food packs (FFPs), with the Department of Social Welfare and Development providing P5.7 million worth of aid. Local government units contributed P664,303, and non-government organizations raised an additional P20,000 for families in San Remigio.
Gov. Paolo Javier and Cong. AA Legarda personally led relief operations across municipalities beginning Tuesday, November 4.
Tragically, the province recorded one fatality on November 4. Fifty-year-old Fausto Talbos drowned while attempting to cross a river in Barangay Salvacion, Anini-y, using a bamboo raft and wooden pole.
Infrastructure damages were concentrated on roads, including erosion along the Sibalom road connecting Barangay Bontol and Tula-Tula, and depressions in Barangay Samalague, Tobias Fornier, and three barangays in Anini-y.
In agriculture, 83.40 hectares of rice fields were damaged, resulting in losses of approximately P2.64 million in San Jose, Patnongon, Pandan, and Tibiao. The typhoon also destroyed 21 homes and partially damaged 382 others. Reports of landslides, rockfalls, mudslides, and flooding were recorded across the province.
Gov. Javier is awaiting a consolidated report of affected sectors to formulate a comprehensive response plan and allocate the remaining Quick Response Fund (QRF). “May pondo kita halin sa QRF, so we will utilize the QRF para sa mga apektado kang bagyo,” he said, assuring prompt assistance to typhoon-hit communities./PN
