Philippines

Overview

The Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries of the world, with typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, contributing to nearly 4 million displacements in 2019.?

In October 2019, a series of earthquakes hit Mindanao island, particularly affecting Tulunan, North Cotabato province (Region XII) in central Mindanao. The earthquakes killed 23 people,  affected over 350,000 people, and caused severe infrastructure damage. As of 13 December, almost 170,000 people remain displaced (some 51,000 in evacuation centres and 117,000 outside of evacuation centres).?

In May 2020, Typhoon Ambo made landfall seven times, affecting 580,000 people in Eastern Samar, Calabarazon, and Bicol regions. Destructive winds, flooding, and landslides resulted in significant damage to agriculture and damaged 60,000 homes as well as multiple health facilities.?

Protracted armed conflict and clan violence in southern Mindanao has led to a complex humanitarian situation on Mindanao island. More than 200,000 people are displaced in Mindanao, including 120,000 individuals still displaced from the siege on Marawi City in 2017.?

INFORM measures the Philippines's risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster to be high, at 5.3/10.?

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