Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), the Philippines' 20th tropical cyclone of 2025, struck Southern Leyte, Cebu, and Negros Occidental early on November 4, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to the Visayas. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h and gusts up to 205 km/h, prompted widespread wind signals and warnings for floods, landslides, and storm surges. PAGASA forecasts it will cross northern Palawan before exiting to the West Philippine Sea by November 5.
Typhoon Tino intensified as it approached the Philippines, passing close to Dinagat Islands and Homonhon Island in Eastern Samar on the evening of November 3, 2025. By 10 pm that day, it was over the coastal waters of Loreto in Dinagat Islands, with maximum sustained winds reaching 150 km/h and gusts up to 205 km/h, moving west at 30 km/h. PAGASA reported its peak intensity at 150 to 155 km/h.
The typhoon made its first landfall in Silago, Southern Leyte, at 12 am on November 4. By 1 am, it was in the vicinity of Mahaplag, Leyte. It then struck Borbon, Cebu, at 5:10 am for its second landfall, followed by Sagay City, Negros Occidental, at 6:40 am. As of 8 am, the eye was near Sagay City, moving west-northwest at 25 km/h, with typhoon-force winds extending 300 km from the center.
PAGASA issued tropical cyclone wind signals up to Signal No. 4 in parts of Leyte, Cebu, Negros, Guimaras, Capiz, Iloilo, and Antique, indicating significant threats to life and property from winds of 118 to 184 km/h. Lower signals affected broader areas in Samar, Bohol, Masbate, Palawan, and Mindanao provinces like Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte.
Torrential rains exceeding 200 mm were forecast for Negros Occidental, Antique, Aklan, Iloilo, Guimaras, and Capiz, raising risks of flooding and landslides. Phivolcs warned of potential lahars near Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental, particularly along Tamburong/Ibid Creek and other channels. Storm surges over 3 meters threatened coastal areas in Masbate, Romblon, Mindoro, Palawan, Visayas, and parts of Mindanao.
Immediate impacts included over 80 passengers stranded at Macabalan Port in Cagayan de Oro due to suspended sea travel on November 3, with local aid provided. Visayan Electric Company enacted a total blackout in Cebu areas for safety on November 4 morning. Sea conditions were very rough to high, with waves up to 9 meters off Eastern Samar. Tino is expected to slightly weaken but remain a typhoon as it heads to northern Palawan, exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility by November 6.