Tropical Storm Kalmaegi Intensifies, Makes Landfall in Philippines as Typhoon Tino

Tropical Storm Kalmaegi underwent rapid intensification while maintaining a direct trajectory toward the Philippine archipelago, prompting elevated alerts from meteorological authorities. As of the early hours of Sunday, November 2, 2025, the system was positioned approximately 1,320 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, moving westward-northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour. This movement signaled its impending entry into the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) later that same morning, at which point the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) would assign it the local designation, Tino.

PAGASA assigns local names when a weather system enters the PAR, an area defined by specific coordinates including 25°N 135°E and 5°N 115°E. Kalmaegi, designated Tino upon entry, was forecast to reach typhoon strength before making landfall in the central Philippines between November 3 and November 4, 2025. The system achieved typhoon status on November 3, 2025, and by November 6, it registered maximum sustained winds of 183 kilometers per hour (114 miles per hour), with peak gusts near 205 kilometers per hour (130 miles per hour). This system marked the 20th weather disturbance of tropical storm strength or higher to affect the archipelago during the 2025 season.

The storm's passage through the central Philippines proved destructive. Its initial landfall occurred on southern Leyte island near Silago at 12:00 am local time on November 4, with sustained winds near 130 kilometers per hour (81 miles per hour). Tino subsequently made additional landfalls across Cebu and Negros islands that same morning, bringing torrential rainfall and high winds. Preliminary damage assessments released on November 7 indicated infrastructure losses totaling approximately USD $292 thousand (PHP 17.25 million) and agricultural losses of $184 thousand (PHP 10.9 million), affecting over 460 hectares of cropland. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that over 577,928 individuals were displaced, with 12,600 houses sustaining damage, including 487 that were completely destroyed.