Effects of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season in the Philippines

The season started by the formation of Tropical Depression Auring during early of the year which affected southern Philippines with moderate damages.

Only two storms, Bising and Crising, developed during the weak first third of the season, with later Dante and Emong forming and impacting Luzon during the first week of May.

Typhoon Kiko only brushed the northern part of the Philippine's area of Responsibility while enhancing the southwest monsoon, which caused heavy flooding throughout the country.

During late-September, combined with the enhancement of the monsoon, Ondoy formed and affected most of the country with an extreme death toll and extensive damages.

Tropical Depression Auring, the first system to form in the western Pacific during 2009, produced heavy rainfall and flooding on Mindanao in early January, forcing 38,764 people to evacuate to shelters from their homes.

[6] Late on February 14, the remnants of Tropical Depression Bising brought scattered rainshowers across Southern Luzon, Bicol Region, and Visayas, then dissipated.

[7][8] Heavy rains produced by the outer bands of Tropical Depression Crising caused flooding in western areas of the Philippines, affecting an estimated 2,500 people.

[9] While in the Philippine area of responsibility, Typhoon Kujira caused some 625,709,464 worth of damage to crops and livestock in Albay, Camarines Norte, Masbate and Sorsogon.

Rain was also heavy over Pampanga (receiving 145 mm), Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Metro Manila and parts of southern Luzon.

In the town of Anda in Pangasinan, "90 percent" of houses got their roofs blown away, with mango trees uprooted and cultured fishes washed away to the sea.

In Barangay, 4 in Bauan town, a rare tornado struck, downing several trees, damaging homes and signs.

[26] As a tropical depression, Soudelor brushed northern Luzon in the Philippines, producing upwards of 330 mm (13 in) of rainfall which resulted in flash flooding and landslides.

[28] Following the storm, the hardest hit town Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, was put under a state of calamity and regional aid was deployed to the area.

Goni (Jolina) affected 38,589 families or 160,038 people in 119 villages in 25 towns and five cities in Ilocos Sur, Batangas, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Mindoro Occidental, Palawan, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Lanao del Sur, and Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao.

In Pampanga, the NDCC placed the towns of Sta.Ana, San Luis, Minalin, Mexico, Macabebe, Masantol, Apalit, Guagua, Sasmuan, Lubao, and Bacolor in state of calamity due to rivers in Tarlac swelling.

More than 300, 000 residents of four northern provinces were affected by floods, including about 3,300 people who fled to evacuation centers and more than 41,000 who moved in with their relatives and friends.

[39] The most significant loss of life and damage took place during late September and early October from the combined effects of Typhoons Ketsana and Parma.

Distress calls and e-mails from thousands of Metro Manila and their worried relatives flooded TV and radio stations overnight as most of the power, communication and water lines were lost.

[54] On September 29, National Power Corporation Flood Forecasting and Warning System released 500 cubic meters of stored water from the Angat Dam in Bulacan over a two-day period.

The closing of national highway in Bulalo, Cotabato City led to the isolation of connecting towns for several days.

[56] On September 28, an 11 am advisory of PAG-ASA was issued canceling all public storm signals in the country when Ketsana left Philippine Area of Responsibility.

[60] 39 provinces including Metro Manila were put to signal warnings, with each place experienced massive rainfall with strong winds.

Also, in the Chico River was swelled due to the typhoon, making the Maguilling Overflow Bridge along the Cagayan-Apayao Road impassable.

The Maharlika Highway in Ilagan, Isabela to Cagayan became hardly passable due to the trees and electric posts that fell when Pepeng battered the area.

Laguna de Bay is breaking a 90-year record in meters of water, which threatens to submerge more areas in Metro Manila.

While Parma (Pepeng) was still drifting over northern Luzon, Melor entered PAGASA's area of responsibility, and therefore was named Quedan.

While initially forecasted by PAGASA to cross Cagayan or Batanes by,[69] Ramil eventually veered northeast in spite of strengthening, sparing the areas still recovering from Pepeng's wrath.

[79] Power outages became widespread especially over Manila as Santi was over Southern Tagalog region;[80] they were subsequently restored Tropical depression Urduja brought torrential rain over Visayas, killing four people and making roads impassable over the affected areas.

[81] Tropical depression Tino and Typhoon Nida (Vinta) were observed over PAGASA's area of responsibility, but did little to no damage.

During the end of 2009, PAGASA had announced that the names Ondoy and Pepeng will be retired after causing damages well over P1 billion and death toll exceeding over 300.