​THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced that seven tropical cyclone names have been retired from its regular roster. ​In a statement dated March 5 but made public Thursday night, the weather bureau said it decommissioned the names Crising, Emong, Mirasol, Nando, Opong, Tino and Uwan. ​The replacement names — Chico, Elias, Magyawan, Nilad, Omar, Tala and Urbano — will be used starting in 2029. ​“A domestic tropical cyclone name is 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. ​“Due to the exceptional magnitude and extent of the devastation they caused, these seven tropical cyclones in 2025 have met the criteria for decommissioning," the bureau added. "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 P36 billion.” ​Last year’s strongest storm was Super Typhoon Nando, which affected areas in Northern Luzon, killing 22 and causing nearly $13 million in property damage. Super Typhoon Uwan killed 34 people and left 52 injured in the Bicol Region and Northern Luzon. ​Meanwhile, Pagasa said the northeast monsoon continues to affect extreme Northern Luzon, while the easterlies affect other parts of the country. ​In the weather bureau’s afternoon forecast, Batanes and the Babuyan Islands were affected by the system, seeing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. ​Metro Manila and the rest of the country had partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms because of the easterlies. Caraga, Southern Leyte, and Davao Oriental had cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. ​No tropical cyclone was spotted outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.