Deaths climb to 112 as PBBM calls for better flood control to save lives Damage to agriculture and infrastructure from severe tropical storm “Paeng” ballooned to over P2 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday, as its death toll has climbed to 112. CHOPPER TO GROUND. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads an aerial inspection over Maguindanao province, one of the hardest hit by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” over the weekend, after leading a situation briefing on the storm’s effects and handing out aid to residents of Datu Odin Sinsuat, where most of the fatalities were...