2025: Another year of destructive storms for the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – It’s another mournful year for disaster-prone Philippines. 

The country reeled once again from tropical cyclones that hit successively in different regions, from tropical storms that caused widespread flooding to super typhoons that led to many deaths and billions worth of damage.

Here are some of the storms that wreaked havoc in the Philippines in 2025, along with visuals of their destruction, notable figures in the aftermath, and stories of the people affected.

Super Typhoon Nando (Ragasa)

• Nando aftermath in Calayan Island
• Fish cage operators stand guard as Nando hits Buguey, Cagayan
• Rice fields in Sta. Teresita, Cagayan submerged in floodwaters
• Super Typhoon Nando leaves trail of destruction in Cagayan

Typhoon Opong (Bualoi)

• Residents deal with mud, salvage belongings in Tabango, Leyte
• Resident’s home flooded in Calbayog City, Samar
• Piso Wi-Fi station in Aroroy, Masbate withstands Opong
• Flooding becomes a yearly crisis for evacuees in Laguna

Typhoon Paolo (Matmo)

• WATCH: Strong winds, rain in Isabela
• Flood builds up in Tuy, Batangas
• Over 8,000 Isabela residents evacuate

Tropical Storm Ramil (Fengshen)

• Homes flooded in Estancia, Iloilo
• Residents wade through flood in Viga, Catanduanes
• WATCH: Flood in Juban, Sorsogon
• WATCH: Rushing floodwater in Gasan, Marinduque
• Widespread flooding in Roxas City

Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi)

• WATCH: A family and 14 dogs survive Tino-induced floods in Balamban, Cebu
• Man with special needs dies saving others from Tino floods in Negros Occidental
• Tino exposed poor state of Negros Occidental’s ‘green giants’ – environmental watchdogs
• LIST: Top flood control contractors in Visayas towns where Tino was deadliest
• WATCH: Residents near Mananga River have resorted to using floodwater for personal needs
• Talisay City residents struggle with muddy, flooded homes
• WATCH: Flooding in Guadalupe, Cebu City

Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong)

• Déjà vu: On Ulysses’ 5th anniversary, Tuguegarao City sinks again
• Catanduanes records over P3 billion in damage
• What happened to this floodgate in Paco, Manila?
• Buhi town in Camarines Sur reports P6.78M in agricultural losses
• ‘We lost everything’: Displaced Uwan victims in Bicol plead for help

– Rappler.com