THE NATIONAL Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday said it received information that tropical storm 'Dante' (international name: Choi-wan) claimed three lives but clarified that only one death is verified.

NDRRMC Spokesman Mark Timbal told The Manila Times that the three fatalities were from Mindanao - two from the Davao region and one from Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos).

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