PRESS RELEASE
DOST-PAGASA S&T Media Service
Quezon City, 05 March 2026
DOST-PAGASA decommissions seven (7) tropical cyclone
names from the 2025 season
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially announces the decommissioning of domestic tropical cyclone names CRISING, EMONG, MIRASOL, NANDO, OPONG, TINO, and UWAN from its regular roster.
A domestic tropical cyclone name is decommissioned (i.e., removed from the roster) by PAGASA if its occurrence resulted in either the deaths of at least 300 individuals or damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and other assets amounting to at least PHP 1 billion based on official reports from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). Due to the exceptional magnitude and extent of the devastation they caused, these seven (7) tropical cyclones in 2025 have met the criteria for decommissioning. According to OCD, these weather disturbances cumulatively resulted in 373 fatalities, 680 injuries, and 132 missing individuals, while the combined cost of damage amounted to more than PHP 36 billion.
With the decommissioning of these names, PAGASA will be using the replacement names CHICO, ELIAS, MAGYAWAN, NILAD, OMAR, TALA, and URBANO beginning in 2029.
For more information, you may reach out by phone at (02) 8284-0800 ext. 4800 or through email at typhoon.ops@pagasa.dost.gov.ph
Originally Signed:
NATHANIEL T. SERVANDO, PH.D.
Administrator
Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration
Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Standard Time
12:35:59 PM
22 April 2026