MANILA, Philippines – The damage caused by Typhoon Pedring (international name Nesat) last month has surpassed that of tropical storm Ondoy in 2009, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday.

Pedring's damage on infrastructure and agriculture has reached P12.34 billion, higher than Ondoy’s P10.9 billion, NDRRMC data showed.

In its latest situation report, the NDRRMC said the typhoon's total damage on agriculture amounted to P10.83 billion, while damage to infrastructure was pegged at P1.51 billion.

Central Luzon's agriculture sector suffered the most, sustaining P8.54 billion in damage to crops such as rice and corn.

The region's fruits and vegetables sector and its fisheries industry also took a hit after sustaining damages worth P233.25 million and P265.2 million, respectively.

Damage to infrastructure was also highest in the region with P621.88 million for roads, bridges and other structures; and P58.29 million for schools.

The NDRRMC said 51,502 houses were damaged nationwide. Twenty-nine bridges, meanwhile, remain impassable in Region 1 (1); Region 2 (7), Region 3 (13), and Cordilerra Administrative Region (8).

Death toll reaches 90

The death toll from back-to-back typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel" has reached 90.

NDRRMC said Pedring claimed 77 lives, while Quiel claimed 13.

The latest casualties from Pedring were identified as Darryl John Agcaoili (7); Keno Dela Cruz (23); Henry Franco (34); Randy Delos Santos (15); Jennica Alonzo (1 ½); and Paquito Tolentino.

Xuan Lantao (8 months) and Tacio Ringor, on the other hand, were added to the list of casualties from Typhoon Quiel.

NDRRMC said 24 people remain missing.

More than a week after Pedring left the country, 209,470 individuals are still in evacuation centers.

Most of them are from the flood-ravaged provinces of Bulacan (85,532); Nueva Ecija (84,015); Tarlac (11,737); and Pampanga (10,689).

Typhoon names 'retired'

In an interview with dzMM, PAGASA officer-in-charge and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Graciano Yumul said "Pedring," "Bebeng" and "Juaning" will not be used as names for future typhoons.

This, after the damage they brought to agriculture and infrastructure breached the P1 billion mark.

Damage from tropical storm Bebeng, which struck the country May this year, was pegged at P1.37 billion.

On the other hand, the damage caused by tropical storm Juaning was estimated at P1.5. It struck the country last July.