A. SITUATION ANALYSIS In 2024, the Philippines was struck by a sequence of six consecutive tropical cyclones between the months of October and November. The rapid succession of Typhoons Kristine...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis In late 2025, the Philippines faced a series of overlapping disasters that significantly escalated the humanitarian needs on the ground. A powerful...
Highlights Through its partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, UNICEF provided emergency cash assistance to 5,776 typhoon-affected families in Catanduanes, enabling...
KEY MESSAGES • WFP is supporting the Government to enable the scale-up of national programmes for school meals, social protection, and resilience building activities through policy and programme...
On 30 September 2025, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred with its epicenter in Bogo City, Cebu in the Philippines. The tremor was widely felt across surrounding municipalities, resulting in the...
OVERVIEW: According to PAGASA, Tropical Cyclone PENHA has intensified into a tropical storm while over the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao. As of 0900H UTC+7, the centre of Tropical Cyclone PENHA has...
Highlights A total of 5,776 typhoon-affected families in Catanduanes received cash assistance through UNICEF’s partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Disbursed in December...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis Between 30 September and 09 November 2025, the Philippines was severely affected by a series of compounded disasters, including a major earthquake in...
OVERVIEW: According to PAGASA, Tropical Cyclone NOKAEN has intensified into a tropical storm while over the Philippine Sea east of Bicol Region. As of 0900H UTC+7, the centre of Tropical Cyclone...
Highlights Implementing guidelines on anticipatory action (AA) endorsed by the Government for nationwide adoption, with WFP’s support 96,125 people (19,225 families) benefitted from cash assistance...
Highlights In Catanduanes province, UNICEF is helping four municipalities to address identified child protection needs, provide appropriate support to those affected, and to prevent abuses. With its...
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...
To date, this Federation-wide Emergency Appeal, which seeks CHF 18 million, is 33 per cent funded. Further funding contributions are needed to enable the Philippine Red Cross, with the support of the...
Highlights: UNICEF, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, provided 5,751 families in Catanduanes (Region V) with emergency cash assistance to support their recovery...
OVERVIEW: According to PAGASA, the low pressure area (INVEST 93W) developed into a tropical depression and was given the local name “WILMA.” Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #5 at 0700H UTC+7 today...
Overview From June 2025, the Philippines endured twenty-two tropical cyclones and multiple strong earthquakes. Among these, typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) and super typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) hit the country...
OVERVIEW: According to PAGASA, at 0100H UTC+7 today, the low pressure area (INVEST 92W) developed into a tropical depression and was given the local name “VERBENA.” Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #2 at...
Highlights • UNICEF and other United Nations agencies completed multisectoral needs assessments in Catanduanes. Especially in the northern and eastern municipalities, people face heightened risks of...
Situation Overview The Philippines is continuing its recovery from two powerful, back-to-back typhoons that struck within one week, compounding the impacts of a series of disasters since late...
What happened, where and when? Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi): Roughly a month after the devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu, another disaster battered the Visayas archipelago, compounding...
