November 12, 2025 | 12:00am
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Typhoon Tino has destroyed P605.4 million worth of infrastructure and agriculture in Negros Occidental, according to initial assessments conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council.
Jose Albert Barrogo, chief of the DA-Negros Island Region, reported an initial amount of P155 million in losses to rice, corn, high-value crops and livestock in Negros Occidental.
Barrogo presented the figure at a briefing attended by Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco and Education Secretary Sonny Angara, who visited the province yesterday to assess the impact of Tino.
Frasco and Angara, who visited the towns of Binalbagan, La Castellana and Moises Padilla as well as La Carlota City, said they were sent by President Marcos to inform residents that the government is ready to assist and provide their needs until they recover from the calamity.
At another briefing held at the provincial capitol, disaster officials informed Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson that the amount of damage to infrastructure such as bridges, schools, multipurpose buildings, barangay halls and health centers has reached P427.9 million.
They said the fishery industry reported P22.5 million in damage.
The Office of Civil Defense-NIR said 18 bridges and 11 police facilities sustained damage from Tino.
The Department of Education said the typhoon destroyed at least 320 buildings in 36 schools in Bacolod alone.