A state of emergency was declared for Aklan, where property damage equated to ₱51 million (US$1 million). The Central Visayas region of the Philippines suffered the worst impacts, with a damage cost of ₱345.2 million (US$7 million), primarily to agriculture. Following the storm's passage, chapters of the Philippine Red Cross assisted in relief efforts in impacted areas. The Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development allocated ₱27.7 million (US$600,000) to relief efforts. Food and sheltering were provided to 2,615 people in three provinces by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Many localized relief agencies donated sacks of rice to impacted residents. The United Nations appealed for US$46 million for use in recovery efforts following Utor in addition to the three Philippine typhoons which preceded it. Overall, the impacts of Utor killed 30 people and injured 44 in the Philippines. Another eight people were never accounted for. The damage toll wrought by Utor amounted to US$15.8 million. Furthermore, 36,542 houses were damaged by Utor, of which 9,439 were destroyed. Capiz and Aklan were the areas that sustained the most residential damage. People who were evacuated out of hazardous regions in advance of Utor were able to return home beginning on December 18, nine days after initial landfall.