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SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) typhoon guide

SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) is named for South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos, and covers the provinces of Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat, with the highly urbanized city of General Santos. The Office of Civil Defense runs disaster response for the region through its regional office and the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. PAGASA issues the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals and storm surge information. Follow PAGASA bulletins and your city or municipal disaster risk reduction and management office.

Checked on October 9, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from the Office of Civil Defense regional office and the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for Region XII. In a life threatening emergency, call 911.

Provinces

Choose your province. Each province page has its disaster risk reduction and management office and local contacts.

More places are on the way. Until yours is listed, see the official sources page or call 211.

What to know in SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)

  • PAGASA says storm surge is an abnormal rise in sea level during a tropical cyclone, and that it is more dangerous when it arrives on top of a high tide. It says the way to reduce its effects is to check for weather updates, prepare early, and evacuate to high ground when a mandatory evacuation is called.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Emergency 911 Unified 911 for police, fire, medical, and disaster response, as the Department of the Interior and Local Government describes it. Call only when someone's life or property is in danger.

Official alerts and information

  • PAGASA Severe Weather Bulletin: PAGASA's bulletin for typhoons and tropical storms. Check the issue time on each one. Website.
  • PAGASA Mindanao regional forecast: Regional forecast and warning tools for Mindanao. Website.

Statewide resources

  • Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (PAGASA): What each wind signal level means, with expected wind speeds, warning lead times, and likely damage. Website.
  • Forecast storm surge (PAGASA): PAGASA's forecast storm surge page. Website.

Evacuation centers

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

PAGASA advises people in storm surge prone areas to know which concrete reinforced multi-story buildings the local government has designated for evacuation, to arrange to stay with family or friends on higher ground, and to prepare to evacuate as soon as the municipal disaster risk reduction and management council or barangay officials advise it. Ask your city or municipal disaster office which evacuation centres serve your barangay. Evacuation centres are announced by local officials, so follow their alerts.

Sources

Checked on October 9, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.