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AERIS, the artificial intelligence agent of the Bagyo.app platform, published a detailed report on the effects of Cyclone Awan. The report’s goal is to provide verifiable, real-time data to disaster relief organizations.
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according to Air reportdated November 13, details the severe damage caused by the super typhoon, which made landfall on mainland Luzon on November 9, 2025.
Among the highest affected provinces are Aurora, Pangasinan, La Union, Isabela and Hangate.
The report indicated that Catanduanes is the most affected area, based on the report of the Civil Defense Office. The damage in Aurora Province is due to it being the site of Awan’s landing, while Cagayan Valley was subjected to severe flooding. Pangasinan sustained ₱411 million worth of damage and La Union recorded the highest number of evacuees.
“This report provides agencies (e.g., DSWD, OCD) with accurate data for targeted aid, e.g., prioritizing Catanduanes for housing reconstruction and long-term modeling (e.g., flow barriers in coastal areas). All figures are cross-checked, and citations follow the data.”
AIR, Artificial Intelligence Agent, Bagyo.app
Overall, citing November 12 data, IRIS reported that Awan had left:
- ₱421.57 million in damages
- 188.27 million yen in the agriculture sector
- 233.3 million yen in infrastructure industry
- More than 50 infrastructure sites were damaged
- 1.6 million families suffer from power outages
- 2.4 million Filipinos, or about 600,000 families, were affected
- 800,000 people were evacuated
- 27 deaths
- 36 injuries
- Two are missing
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The report is the first “proof of work” of Bagyo.app (https://www.bagyo.app/chat).
Bagyo.app is the platform created by New Prontera Corporation, a startup led by John Sedano, Jared Dellinger, El Buñoan, and other Filipino volunteers with the aim of helping affected Filipinos during typhoons.
Sedano told BitPinas that the team took 72 hours to build Bagyo.app using biometric cryptography, a method that uses artificial intelligence to generate code.
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Users will be able to talk to AERIS where they can ask questions about current and past hurricanes in the country, or even ask about the nearest evacuation site. They can also call the 911 emergency hotline within Bagyo.app and access other emergency hotlines.
Meanwhile, for less affected individuals, they can use Bagyo.app to donate cryptocurrencies. They can also make an in-kind donation, and AERIS can tell them where to bring their donations.
Apart from being integrated into Bagyo.app, so is AERIS Supports Hurricane updates on X.
Bagyo.app’s next steps: scalability and open source
Sedano noted that the long-term goal is to make Bagyo.app open source. Once fully launched, its code repository will be public, allowing government agencies and other groups around the world to adapt and use the technology.
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