Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said damage to agriculture of "Ompong" has now reached P26.7 billion.

Broken down, the cost of damage is at P14.5 billion for rice, P8.1 billion for corn, P3.4 billion for high-value crops, P79 million for fruit trees, P45 million for livestock, P2 million for fisheries and P528 million for irrigation facilities and machinery.

The number of people affected by "Ompong" breached the 1.5 million mark with a total of 1,532,999 persons affected. This translates to 364,832 families, the NDRRMC said as of 6 p.m. today

Queen Elizabeth expressed her sadness at the deaths and devastation in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Ompong. Below is her full message last September 18 which was sent to President Rodrigo Duterte.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and the devastation caused by Typhoon Mangkhut. Prince Philip and I send our sincere condolences to all the victims, to those who have lost loved ones, and to those who have seen their homes and property destroyed.

My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by these tragedies.

Elizabeth R

A total of 1,436,997 people or 345,158 families were affected by "Ompong," the NDRRMC said in its latest update.

The infrastructure and agricultural damage caused by "Ompong" is now estimated to be over P16.7 billion, the NDRRMC said in its situation reports at 6 a.m. and noon today.

Broken down, infrastructure damage is at over P2.36 with 44,599 houses destroyed in the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera.

Agriculture damage, meanwhile, is at P14.33 billion.

The number of bodies recovered in the landslide in Itogon, Benguet rose to 22.

Family members of Harvy Gumuwang claimed the 20th cadaver retrieved is Gumawang's.

Out of the 82 transmission lines reported to be affected by the typhoon as of Wednesday, 70 were already restored, the NDRRMC reported.

In a situation report on "Ompong" released at noon today, the NDRRMC said a total of 1,096,799 people or 264,304 families were affected by the typhoon.

The number of damaged houses also rose to 6,479. Of these, 572 were totally destroyed.

The country's top disaster management official said the death toll from Typhoon Ompong could hit triple digits as searchers dig through a landslide at a mountain village in the gold-mining town of Itogon where dozens are feared buried dead. 

As of Wednesday morning, the number of casualties has climbed to 81.

"From the list, I saw 59 people are still missing (at Itogon)," Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defence and NDRRMC chief, told Agence France-Presse. 

"If you add that to those already recovered it's possible the toll could top 100."

The village's residents who are mostly small-scale miners and their families were persuaded to move to a safer evacuation center a day before the tragedy struck on Saturday but they refused to leave, a police officer told the Associated Press.

Police Senior Inspector Heherson Zambale said he was shocked when he learned about the massive landslide.

Philippine Red Cross chair and Sen. Richard Gordon ordered the staff and volunteers to conduct clearing operations at Bagumbayan, Centro 9 Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

These volunteers and staff are clearing the obstructions from the onslaught of Ompong. Several trees were fallen, tons of mud and stone must be cleared before the affected families can return to their homes, according to PRC.