Widespread flooding and power cuts were reported in the north of Luzon, while landslides blocked key arteries in its mountainous interior.
About 1,500 people were also evacuated from coastal communities in neighbouring Isabela, Foronda said.
“We won’t allow them to go home until we get the all clear from the experts,” he said.
Some evacuees have sheltered with neighbours who had concrete houses, while others were taken to municipal halls.
“The roof of the Sanchez Mira municipal hall was blown off,” Rapsing added.
“The windows of an evacuation centre there also broke so we had to move them to multi-purpose halls back in their villages.”