Death toll could climb to at least 16 once other casualty reports are verified.
Death toll could climb to at least 16 once other casualty reports are verified.
The typhoon made landfall in the coastal town of Baggao in Cagayan province.
Presidential adviser Francis Tolentino said the 12 died mostly in landslides and houses that got pummeled by the storm's fierce winds and rain.
More than 15,300 people had been evacuated in northern provinces by Friday afternoon, the Office of Civil Defense said.
Authorities said some 10 million people in the Philippines are in the storm's path.
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According to records from the Philippine National Police.
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