The August Twenty One Movement (ATOM) continued its weekly protest walk at the Ayala Triangle in Makati City on Sunday, November 9, citing the more than 180 casualties in the aftermath of Typhoon Tino in Cebu.

“Our fellow Filipinos have suffered again in Cebu…. This is unacceptable. All of this could have been avoided if not for the massive corruption that failed our flood control projects,” said Volt Bohol, ATOM president.

“To all the corrupt officials and contractors, you have blood in your hands.”

The Walk Against Corruption is held during the carless Sundays along Ayala Avenue. Its is meant as a build-up to the White Ribbon Walk vs. Corruption in Makati on November 14, Friday, and the Trillion Peso March rally on November 30.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced on Saturday evening, November 8, that power transmission operations in the Visayas are back to normal.

The NGCP said the last affected line, the Maasin-San Isidro 69kV line, was restored at 7:17 pm on Saturday.

The North Negros Natural Park and Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park act as natural ‘shields and sponges’ in the event of storms and flooding. These areas, however, have been altered by development.

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The US government is “augmenting the Philippine-led response efforts” through “the delivery of emergency shelter, logistics services, and safe water and sanitation” to “communities hardest hit by the storm, many of which are still recovering from successive storms and the Cebu Earthquake in September,” the US embassy in Manila said on Saturday, November 8.

“The United States is committed to supporting Philippine-led efforts, working together to save lives, alleviate suffering, and help communities recover from these disasters. To this end, the United States will provide $1 million in immediate life-saving assistance,” the US embassy said in a statement.

“With another severe storm forecast to impact the Philippines in the coming days, US disaster assistance will remain closely coordinated with the Government of the Philippines and local organizations to ensure timely and effective relief for those most in need,” it added.

The deadliest storm to hit the country this year, Typhoon Tino and the destruction it left in its wake have sparked even more public outrage over the flood control controversy that first erupted earlier in July.

Now, people are asking: Who should be held accountable? The government, at both the national and local levels, has pointed to the doubtful quality of flood control projects in the area. Find out who they are here.

Paul Brian Dacalos, a barangay secretary of Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu, tells Rappler that they tried to save as many residents as possible during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino but “could only do so much.”

In the same interview, he says that large numbers of uphill developments in their town and surrounding areas “hampered mother nature’s way of functioning naturally.”

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Department of Education (DepEd) data as of 12 pm on Friday, November 7, showed at least 3,260 classrooms sustained damage due to Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi).

The DepEd is using its Quick Response Fund “to fast-track the reconstruction of damaged classrooms.” Its own Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service estimated that P30.63 million is needed for cleanup and clearing operations in 407 affected schools, and P1.86 billion for minor classroom repairs.

“Our priority is safety, and the quick restoration of learning spaces,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara said, adding that temporary learning spaces will be set up near affected schools while repairs are ongoing.

EduKahon kits, which contain school supplies and books as well as hygiene and first aid supplies, will also be distributed.

Over 100 families displaced after the Mananga River overflowed during Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) are staying in tents at Tabunok Gym in Talisay City, Cebu on November 7, 2025.

After waiting days for their municipality to send response teams post-Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), Arnolfo Bantilan tells Rappler how he and his neighbors were left with no choice but to retrieve on their own the bodies of those who died in Barangay Cotcot in Liloan, Cebu. He says help eventually arrived, but from Toledo City.

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