More than 34,000 people in the MIMAROPA region are picking up the pieces after Typhoon Tino swept through the area following a devastating storm that killed at least 188 people and displaced over 2 million Filipinos nationwide.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 24,572 people across MIMAROPA were affected by the typhoon, which made three separate landfalls in Palawan alone before exiting Philippine territory Thursday as Tropical Storm Kalmaegi.

Palawan, which bore the brunt of Tino’s fury in the region, accounted for the lion’s share with 9,294 families evacuated.

Oriental Mindoro followed with 660 families, Romblon with 472, Occidental Mindoro with 366, and Marinduque with 66.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MIMAROPA had positioned 75,180 family food packs in strategic locations, working with the Office of Civil Defense and local government units to ensure rapid distribution to affected communities.

Infrastructure damage was also recorded. Six road sections remained affected as of Nov. 7, with four completely impassable due to landslides and flooding in Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan provinces.

The Philippine Coast Guard Southern Tagalog District deployed response teams throughout the affected areas, coordinating with local governments to maintain maritime safety.

Nationwide, Typhoon Tino’s impact was catastrophic.

NDRRMC recorded 2,100,905 people (587,550 families) affected across 7,538 barangays in eight regions: Calabarzon, MIMAROPA, Bicol, the Visayas, Negros Island Region and Caraga.

Western Visayas was the hardest hit region nationwide, with 764,007 people or 233,694 families affected. Caraga recorded 422,545 people or 114,333 families impacted, while Central Visayas — where most of the deaths occurred in Cebu province — had 389,679 affected individuals or 89,132 families.

Eastern Visayas saw 359,884 people from 101,105 families affected. The Negros Island Region recorded 103,180 individuals from 28,701 families impacted, while Bicol Region had 36,779 people or 13,083 families affected. Calabarzon registered 259 people from 78 families displaced.

Nationwide, emergency shelters housed 97,181 families or 350,495 people in 3,516 evacuation centers, while 24,350 families or 81,841 people sought refuge elsewhere.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of national calamity Thursday and assured Filipinos that the government has sufficient funds for relief and rehabilitation.

“Sa ngayon ay mayroon pa tayong pondo para sa ganitong mga klaseng sitwasyon,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said at a Malacañang press briefing.

Marcos ordered the immediate release of financial assistance to affected local governments in MIMAROPA, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Negros Island Region. Castro assured that communities running short of resources can count on support from the Office of the President.

The declaration serves a dual purpose: addressing Tino’s destruction while preparing for Typhoon Uwan, which threatens to strike soon. Marcos said rescue and relief operations continue even as authorities brace for the next storm.

Tino, the country’s 20th tropical cyclone this year, made eight landfalls across the Philippines, hitting Southern Leyte, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Guimaras and Iloilo once each, and pummeling Palawan three times.

The disaster’s scope is staggering: 62 cities and municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity, and 680 cities and municipalities suspended classes.

International support is mobilizing. Castro said several countries have expressed condolences to survivors, and foreign partners are ready to assist in recovery efforts.

Government agencies continue assessing the full extent of damage while delivering aid to affected areas, racing against time as Typhoon Uwan looms on the horizon.