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Highlights
1.13 million people benefitted from WFP’s logistics and telecommunications support to the Government's response
Cash transfers made for over 240,500 typhoon-impacted people in six provinces before and after landfall
30,000 people reached through resilience strengthening activities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
12,270 students received locally-sourced, nutritious, hot meals, indirectly benefitting almost 58,000 people in Luzon and BARMM
Operational Updates
Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
• In November, typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) and super typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) successively hit the Philippines, impacting over 16 million people across the country including areas previously hit by multiple storms and earthquakes. WFP supported the Government-led response through:
o Anticipatory cash assistance: Ahead of Uwan’s landfall, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and WFP provided cash assistance to more than 210,000 people (42,000 households) across five provinces in northern and central Luzon through the 4Ps: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, a government social protection programme. The amount provided was PHP 4,000 (US$68) per family. This was the first large-scale activation of anticipatory action (AA) since the signing into law of the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act (Republic Act No. 12287) on 12 September. Families used the cash to buy food and medicines, reinforce houses, protect livelihoods, and evacuate safely, complementing Government-led pre‑emptive measures. In coordination with the Government, WFP conducted post-distribution monitoring to assess how people used the cash assistance, capture their experiences, identify challenges, and understand the benefits of the support.1
o Early response cash assistance: Following the AA activation and as part of early response efforts, DSWD and WFP are expanding the cash assistance to reach more typhoon-impacted families in five hardest‑hit regions. In Catanduanes, cash transfers of PHP 5,300 (US$90) per household benefitted more than 30,500 people (6,100 families) by addressing urgent food needs and supporting recovery after the super typhoon.
o Logistics: To assist the Government in swiftly reaching 1.1 million typhoon-impacted people across the country, WFP deployed 141 trucks that transported 225,600 government family food packs (FFPs) and various non-food items including hygiene kits, tarpaulins, and shelter repair kits. An FFP consists of recommended food items that can sustain a family of five for three days.