In the central province of Leyte, the most affected by Megi, the devastating landslides devastated farming and fishing communities, destroying houses in their wake, according to the AFP agency.
The region is often hit by storms, and scientists warn that as a result of climate change, they have become even more powerful.
Emergency personnel in Abuyog township recovered dozens of bodies from the coastal village of Pilar, destroyed by a landslide on Tuesday.
In that municipality, at least 43 people died and some 150 remain missing, according to Lemuel Traya, mayor of Abuyog, after noting that there is little hope of finding survivors.
Another 86 people were killed and dozens were injured in villages around Baybay City, local authorities said. A hundred are still missing.
Meanwhile, three people drowned on the southern island of Mindanao, the national disaster agency reported in its latest update.
Bad weather and mud complicated rescue efforts at Pilar, whose ground was unstable. Rescuers were also checking the coast after some bodies were swept away by the sea current.
Megi struck at the start of Holy Week celebrations, one of the main holidays in this majority-Catholic country when thousands of people often travel to visit relatives.
It came four months after a super typhoon devastated much of the country, killing more than 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
Source: Ambito
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