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The Philippines is among the world’s most disaster-prone countries, with about 74 per cent of the population exposed to natural hazards. Each year, around 20 tropical cyclones enter its area of responsibility, with 8 to 9…

AFGHANISTAN Humanitarian partners are scaling up response efforts to assist the almost 500,000 people affected by the recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan ahead of the cold season and in line with the Eastern Region Earthquake Response Plan.…

PHILIPPINES On 28 April, Mt. Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province, 390 kilometers south of Manila, erupted at 4:36 AM local time, producing a bent plume that rose 4,500 meters from the crater. Ashfall was recorded in multiple…

More than 13 million people were affected by the six successive tropical cyclones—Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Trami, locally named Kristine, Super Typhoon Kong-rey (STY), locally named Leon, Typhoon (TY) Yinxing, locally named Marce, TY Toraji locally…

Protracted armed conflicts between government forces and non-state armed groups in the Philippines continue to take a toll on communities, particularly in Mindanao. Despite the decline in the number of clashes in the past year, humanitarian…

PHILIPPINES The combined effect of Severe Tropical Storm Trami and Super Typhoon Kong-Rey has now affected 8.8 million people (2.25 million families) across the Philippines. The National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has reported 151 deaths,…

On 24 July, the combined effects of the Southwest Monsoon, enhanced by Tropical Cyclone Gaemi (local name: Carina), brought heavy to intense rains across the Philippines, particularly Luzon Island. Metro Manila with 13.5 million people experienced…

PHILIPPINES The impacts of El Niño continue in the Philippines with hotter and drier conditions expected to remain until May 2024, causing above-average sea temperature, below normal rainfall, and drought. Many schools nationwide have suspended classes due…

PHILIPPINES As of 25 February, the Department of Agriculture reported that a total of 7,668 farmers have been affected by El Niño in the Philippines. According to state weather bureau PAGASA, the effects of El Niño will…

PHILIPPINES On 2 December 10:37 pm local time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred off the coast of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), reported that 399,000 people (100,700 families) were affected,…