Asia and the Pacific
Philippines ranks 106 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International responds to natural disasters in the Philippines, as well as strengthening communities' resilience to natural hazards.
CARE International has worked in the Philippines since 1949. The country is highly exposed to the climate emergency and geologic hazards including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These frequent natural disasters disrupt communities’ abilities to establish jobs and livelihood opportunities.
CARE Philippines has supported relief efforts to many emergencies across the country, including the 2017 earthquake in Surigao City, the Marawi armed conflict and most recently typhoons Rolly and Ulysees (Vamco) in 2020.
Our work in the Philippines focuses on:
Since 2020, CARE International has responded to COVID-19 in the Philippines. Response efforts include distributing food, access to clean water and sanitation, and raising community awareness about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Tropical Storm Trami has affected 7 million people across 17 regions in the Philippines, causing 145 fatalities and displacing over 761,000. CARE calls for support as communities face compounded challenges from multiple climate disasters.
Tropical cyclone Trami devastates six regions across the Philippines. "Our primary concern is for women and girls, who face heightened risks of gender-based violence and neglect," says Reiza S. Dejito, CARE Philippines Country Director
As the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction approaches, CARE and partners highlight the urgent need for gender-focused climate solutions. “By 2050, climate change could push 158 million women and girls into poverty."
Since 2018 CARE has been working with partners to address gaps which undermine women’s meaningful participation in decision-making in humanitarian contexts.
“I came to understand that women have value and are equal with men because what men can [do], women can, too. For me, it is a very important help.”
Disasters have strongly increased in both frequency and impact, with climate change as one of the main contributors to more extreme, frequent, and unpredictable weather.
This is the third consecutive year that CARE publishes its report “Suffering In Silence”. It serves as a call for the global community to speak up for people in crises who are otherwise forgotten and to help them overcome hardship.
The attack of armed men in Marawi City, south of Philippines on May 23, 2017 resulted in massive bloody conflict between the ISIS-associated Maute group and government forces.
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
