Philippines

Country Overview

IMPACT was deployed to the Philippines through its initiative REACH following four separate disasters starting in 2012. The first deployment followed the tropical storm Sendong, the second typhoon Bopha, the third Bohol earthquake and the fourth typhoon Haiyan. Each deployment was conducted in support of cluster response planning, coordination and monitoring, including with the Shelter Cluster, the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster, and the WASH Cluster.

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Organisation updates / 12 August 2018

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Country news / 10 June 2016

Philippines: Households struggle to rebuild safe homes more than two years after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

When Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, reached the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines on 8 November 2013, it was the strongest typhoon ever recorded to make landfall and...

Country news / 19 March 2015

Results of a study on sanitation and hygiene in the Philippines inform large scale UNICEF project

One year after Typhoon Haiyan and as the situation has stabilised, REACH conducted a large-scale study to contribute to the development of best practices for sustainable change in sanitation and...