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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16 October 2015
| Dataset date: December 31, 2005-December 31, 2005
This dataset updates: Every year
The estimates for 2005 were revised following the recomputation of the food thresholds. Completely urban areas; no thresholds for rural areas. The provinces of Batanes, Marinduque, Siquijor, Southern Leyte and Abra were not considered in the computation of the urban and rural food thresholds of their respective regions (Regions II, IV-B, VII, VIII, and CAR). Urban and rural food thresholds were not computed for the provinces of Batanes, Marinduque, Siquijor, Southern Leyte, and Abra. The 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey does not include any sample urban barangays from these provinces.
Updated
16 October 2015
| Dataset date: April 04, 2013-April 04, 2013
This dataset updates: Every year
The dataset shows the Typhoon Bopha Humanitarian Profile as of 05 April 2013. It contains information on the affected population inside and outside evacuation centers by Typhoon Bopha
