00:01Still reeling from Super Typhoon Nando, the Philippines faces yet another tropical cyclone.
00:06Opong, a typhoon at its peak, first slammed into eastern Samar with torrential rain and fierce winds.
00:13After that initial landfall, it was downgraded to a severe tropical storm.
00:17But Opong still wreaked havoc, making landfall five more times as it crossed Masbate, Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro.
00:24Worst-hit areas are grappling with floods, damaged homes, power outages, and loss of communication signals.
00:32The national government says more than 430,000 people evacuated across regions.
00:37President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier ordered government agencies to mobilize all resources for swift disaster response.
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