Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and another 127 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year.

As the death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, the country braced for another tropical storm expected this weekend.

Brightly painted Jeepney public transport trucks are an iconic symbol of the Philippines, but minibus firm boss Freddie Hernandez backs plans to force them off the road.

Still reeling from the disaster of Typhoon Kalmaegi (formerly Tino), the Philippines may be hit by a super typhoon during the weekend as Tropical Storm Fung-Wong heads towards Luzon, PAGASA said on Thursday,

In the event of a war, officials believe local forces must hold out for at least a month before reinforcements from allies arrive.

The Philippines reported 2,157 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total to 393,961, its health ministry said.

More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.