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January

1500 ― 1600

1600 ― 1700

1629, January 17 ― considerable damage from typhoon in island of Marinduque

1700 ― 1800

1800 ― 1900

1875, January 1 ― storm destroyed bridges, roads, houses, crops in Samar; caused damage in Burias, Cuyo and Culion and many deaths in shipwrecks off Zambales

1900 ― 1979

1916, January 10―16 ­― storm passed close to Guiuan and Tacloban; remained more than a day over Biliran Is.; very destructive to crops
1916, January 16―24 ― some loss of life in floods from typhoon over Mindanao and great destruction to houses, livestock, crops; Agusan Province most affected
1931, January 2―5 ― storm crossed Leyte, Camotes Islands, N Cebu, N Negros, central Panay; damage about 6 million pesos. (Note: American Red Cross donated 20,000 pesos, local chapter 15,000 for relief work. Governor-general issued proclamation asking for citizen aid to special typhoon fund.)
1955, January 2―7 ― storm crossed Mindanao E-W; heavy damage from floods
1972, January 6―9 ― Typhoon Kit crossed Visayan Islands; 204 dead; $23 million damage
1975, January 22―28 ― Typhoon Lola struck sugar-producing provinces of central Philippines; 30 dead; 300 houses destroyed in storm surge at Tandag

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