Overview
- Tropical Storm Penha, locally Basyang, made landfall in Surigao del Sur late Thursday before crossing central islands toward Palawan.
- Officials updated the toll to at least eight dead, including a couple and two children killed in a Cagayan de Oro landslide and several drownings in Iligan and Agusan del Norte.
- The Office of Civil Defense reported more than 28,000 people displaced, with assessments continuing as reports from multiple provinces are reconciled.
- Rough seas and port closures left nearly 5,000 passengers and cargo workers stranded in 94 seaports, and dozens of domestic flights were canceled.
- PAGASA said heavy rain remains the primary hazard given the storm’s unusually wide 660-kilometer rain band, keeping flood and landslide risks elevated despite the weakening.