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This aerial photo shows damaged houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, in  Cebu province on November 5, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on November 5, as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory. Jam Sta. Rosa, AFP

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TYPHOON TINO

Annie Perez

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176360197373020251105-typhoon-tino-cebu-talisay-AFP-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This aerial photo shows damaged houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, in  Cebu province on November 5, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on November 5, as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory. Jam Sta. Rosa, AFP</span></span></span></div><p>CEBU CITY — The Province of Cebu has created a task force that would specifically look into flood control as well as the drainage system of the province.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/11/baricuatro-tells-marcos-cebu-ready-to-help-probe-flood-control-projects-1112">Baricuatro tells Marcos: Cebu ready to help probe flood control projects</a></div><p>Through an executive order signed on Tuesday, Governor Pam Baricuatro established the Metro Cebu Flood Control and Drainage System Implementation Task Force.</p><p>She said that it is a “proactive mitigation and adaptation measure against natural hazards.”</p><p>“The recent typhoon has caused severe flooding across several areas in the Province of Cebu, resulting in significant damage to homes, infrastructure, agriculture, livelihoods, and the disruption of essential services, thereby necessitating an immediate and coordinated approach to flood management,” wrote a portion of Baricuatro’s order.</p><p>The governor also called on for the implementation of a Metro Cebu Integrated Flood Control and Drainage System Master Plan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/7/typhoon-tino-wipes-out-2-communities-along-mananga-river-in-talisay-city-cebu-0844">Typhoon Tino wipes out 2 communities along Mananga River in Talisay City, Cebu</a></div><p>The Task Force is chaired by Baricuatro and Vice Governor Glenn Soco as her co-chair, along with other officials from the provincial government and line agencies.</p><p>Their duties include the formulation of the implementation strategy of the master plan, incorporating hazard mapping, watershed management, engineering solutions, zoning policies, and climate adaptation measures.</p><p>They will also conduct assessments and inventory of existing drainage systems, waterways, river basins, creeks, canals, and flood-prone areas in the province.</p><p>“The task force will also oversee the implementation of provincial flood mitigation projects and ensure its alignment with the necessary national standards and best practices,” added her executive order.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/7/typhoon-tino-s-death-toll-rises-to-188-950">Typhoon Tino death toll rises to 188</a></div><p>Members are also ordered to develop early warning and monitoring systems, among others.</p><p>Cebu bore the brunt of Typhoon Tino earlier this month, which killed more than 180 individuals and left thousands homeless.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><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/HXA8vWXXr1k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/wbzzd5m1fyg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/-WoGoiqxDTw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The task force will also conduct assessments and inventory of existing drainage systems, waterways, river basins, creeks, canals, and flood-prone areas in the province.</p>

The task force will also conduct assessments and inventory of existing drainage systems, waterways, river basins, creeks, canals, and flood-prone areas in the province.

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Cebu creates task force to look into flood control, drainage system

Annie Perez

Published Nov 20, 2025 09:27 AM PHT

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