MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has retired the names of seven storms that brought massive death and destruction to the country. In a statement dated March 5, but only made public on Thursday night, the weather bureau decommissioned "Crising, Emong, Mirasol, Nando, Opong, Tino, and Uwan." They were replaced by Chico, Elias, Magyawan, Nilad, Omar, Tala, and Urbano, and will be used starting 2029. “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 P1 billion based on official reports from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD),” the weather bureau said.