The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. Annually, an average of 22 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility of which around 6 to 7 cause significant damage. Conflicts in Mindanao also cause intermittent cycles of forced displacement.
In 2007, OCHA established a presence in Manila to complement the Government’s response to natural disasters and to strengthen humanitarian coordination. In September 2009, Tropical Storm Ketsana devastated Metro Manila, prompting the Emergency Relief Coordinator to appoint the Resident Coordinator as also the Humanitarian Coordinator.
OCHA’s presence in the Philippines was upgraded to a country office in 2010, with a dual focus: emergency response preparedness and response to sudden onset emergencies and the protracted conflict situation in Mindanao. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs office (OCHA) in the Philippines.
In 2020 OCHA Philippines country office was scaled down to a Humanitarian Advisory Team (HAT).
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Updated
3 September 2019
| Dataset date: December 31, 2013-December 31, 2013
This dataset updates: Never
Region VII - Households under the 4Ps program 2011
This data provides information on the households under the 4P (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) - a conditional cash transfer scheme run by the government of the Philippines. All personally information on individuals has been removed. Data has been aggregated at the household level. For each household in the database, the geographic information is provided as is data on the approximate income of the the household, whether they are identified as "poor" and whether or not they are receiving 4P assistance.
Updated
16 October 2015
| Dataset date: March 26, 2012-March 26, 2012
This dataset updates: Never
This dataset is about the Humanitarian Profile in the TS Washi Emergency. It shows the existing Evacuation Centers and Relocation sites in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City in Mindanao, Philippines due to the Tropical Storm Washi Flashflood