Of these deaths, 79 were confirmed while 31 are still for validation.
Most of the deaths were reported in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao at 59.
Sixty-three people were injured and 23 are currently missing from various locations across the country.
Paeng is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday afternoon or evening. READ MORE
PAGASA said Paeng could then head west northwest and cross Bicol from Friday evening to Saturday morning, October 29, followed by another landfall in the east coast of Quezon, including Polillo Islands, or Aurora between Saturday afternoon and evening.
As of early Friday afternoon, Paeng continued to have maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h and gustiness of up to 90 km/h. It is still expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm on Friday.
Local officials in the region’s seven provinces — Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga and Zambales — activated on Friday their respective disaster risk reduction and management councils for the weather disturbance that is seen to threaten the region.
Although the effects of the tropical cyclone have yet to be felt in most parts of the region, members of the disaster councils have been ordered to prepare for any eventuality that Paeng might bring.Read More
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