[3] Strong winds produced by Brenda caused widespread disruption from the Visayas through Luzon, downing numerous trees and power lines.

[3] On May 16, during the filming of Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection, a helicopter crashed roughly 45 km (30 mi) south of Manila, killing five people and injuring four others.

Two people drowned and thirteen others were reported missing after a motor launch capsized roughly 320 km (200 mi) east of Manila.

[3] Off the coast of Calavite Island, 23 people went missing after the cargo vessel MV Zambales sank.

Protests in support of the Beijing movement were planned and proceeded in Hong Kong in spite of the typhoon.

[10] In the Lam Tsuen Valley, unusually heavy rains produced by the storm triggered 31 landslides.