Excerpt from care.org
Manila, Philippines, October 3, 2025 — In less than 10 days, the Philippines has been hit by three major disasters, a destructive earthquake and two powerful tropical cyclones, leaving communities reeling and responders racing to assess the damage and save lives.
On September 22, Tropical Cyclone Ragasa, locally known as Super Typhoon Nando, made landfall in a in the northernmost part of the country. Four days later, Tropical Cyclone Bualoi—locally known as Typhoon Opong—struck the country’s central region, battering communities with heavy rains and strong winds. Over the following days, the powerful storm crossed over multiple islands in the Philippines. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the storm initially displaced more than 4 million people across 16 regions.
Days later, on September 30, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck offshore near Cebu City, the country’s fifth-largest urban area. Over 3,000 aftershocks have rattled the region since. Initial reports put the death toll at 68, with extensive damage to homes and commercial infrastructure. Some 370,000 people have been affected and 77,000 are displaced, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, with many sleeping in open fields or by the roadside for fear of aftershocks.