Attachments
In Numbers
US$0.62 million six-month (June–November 2025) net funding requirements
190 government staff trained to strengthen capacities in disaster risk management and school meals programmes
9,100 people directly reached with cash assistance in May 2025
Operational Updates
Disaster Risk Management
• As part of the ongoing support to the Government’s typhoon response, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in partnership with WFP, provided cash assistance to 9,100 people (1,820 families) in Cagayan Province, northern Luzon who were further affected by shearline-induced heavy rains in early 2025. Each family, enrolled under the 4Ps: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (national social protection programme), received PHP 3,350 (US$57) to help meet urgent food and essential needs. Since the aftermath of multiple typhoons in late 2024, more than 151,000 people (30,000 families) across five provinces have benefited from similar cash-based interventions.
• The Provincial Government, the Office of Civil Defense in the Bicol Region, and WFP conducted a workshop on public service continuity planning in Virac, Catanduanes. The training convened 29 provincial authorities and local disaster risk reduction and management officers to develop detailed action plans that identify i) essential public services that must be maintained during and after emergencies, ii) risks and threats that could impact service continuity, and iii) mitigation strategies and recovery procedures. The draft action plans are expected to be finalized and adopted later in the year, reinforcing the local government’s commitment to strengthening emergency preparedness and resilient service delivery
• To further strengthen national emergency telecommunications capacities, WFP conducted two specialized training sessions for 20 responders from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT): one in Cagayan Valley and another in Zamboanga Peninsula Region. Participants were trained on the operation of the GECS-MOVE sets and other connectivity tools. A telecommunications kit with expanded network coverage was also handed over to both regional offices. Four staff from the DICT Central Office served as facilitators – preparing them to become future technical trainers – building on the online learning platform relaunched in March where more than 80 DICT staff are enrolled.