Soldiers loaded a military plane with relief goods to be delivered to communities stricken by Tropical Storm Man-yi in the Philippines.

Footage shows personnel carrying boxes of aid into the Philippine Air Force C-130 plane in Mactan City, Cebu province, on November 18.

The 1,300 food packs were bound for Virac Airport in Catanduanes province, where the cyclone made landfall.

The PAF said in a statement: 'These essential relief supplies, provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development - DSWD, aim to alleviate the plight of families severely impacted by the typhoon.'

Man-yi, known locally as 'Pepito', made landfall as a super typhoon on Catanduanes island late November 16 evening with maximum sustained winds of around 120 miles per hour. The storm killed at least eight people.

Philippine weather agency PAGASA said the cyclone weakened as it moved across the Luzon island landmass. It has left the Philippine storm monitoring zone on November 18 afternoon.

The Catanduanes provincial government claimed there were no reported casualties as some 70,000 residents were preemptively evacuated from their homes.

Man-yi is the sixth major storm to pound the Philippines in a month. Five other storms had sliced through the northern and eastern regions of the country, killing at least 163 people and wiping out farmlands and coastal homes.

The Philippines experiences frequent and intense storms especially during the typhoon season from June to November, due to its location in the Pacific typhoon belt. These storms often bring heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding that cause significant damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and communities.