Initially, it was reported that the death toll reached 72, however, the agency now indicates that there was an error in the early calculations.
At least 16 people went missing due to floods and landslides and 33 were injured.
40 people lost their lives in the province of Maguindanao, in the region of Mindanao in the south of the country, where several days of rain caused floods and landslides.
The storm is moving west-northwest at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
Authorities have issued storm warnings for 40 provinces and the Manila capital region.
Dozens of domestic flights have been canceled and maritime traffic has been suspended in most of the island nation, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of people before All Saints’ Day, when Filipinos visit the graves of loved ones.
An average of 20 tropical cyclones pass through the Philippine archipelago each year.
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