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The Philippine Disaster Situation in the First Semester of 2022

(January 1 to June 30, 2022)

In the first semester of 2022, the Philippines experienced 587 disaster incidents, of which 36
events were related to natural, 231 human-induced, and 320 both natural and human-induced
disasters. Overall, these claimed the lives of 9,576 across the country, affected more than 3.7
million people, displaced almost 1.18 million persons, and recorded approximately Php4.45
billion in economic losses.

Disasters from natural causes caused the most disastrous impact, accounting for 99% of the total
number of fatalities, 80% of the total number of people affected, 83% of the total population
displaced, and 87% of the recorded damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and private properties.
Of these fatalities, COVID-19 accounted for 96% or a total of 9,171 deaths.

The Philippines’ vulnerability to disasters is attributed to a combination of factors, namely, its

geographical and physical characteristics, the unabated environmental destruction, and
worsening impacts of climate change. The country’s socio-economic crisis and political situation
aggravate these vulnerabilities. The Filipino people have been suffering from unemployment or
oppressively low incomes, insufficient social services, if there’s any at all, and even state
repression and violence. The COVID-19, on its third year of onslaught, contributes to the already
dire conditions of the citizenry.

Highlights

Of the total 587 recorded disaster events, those from natural causes accounted for 6%, human-
induced for 39%, and combination of both natural and man-made for 55 percent. The number of
incidents in the first half of 2022 was already more than half or 58% of the previous year’s recorded
total of 1,020 disaster events. Mindanao had the most number of disaster events with 348 disaster
incidents. (Table 1)

Table 1. Number of Recorded Incidents

Total Natural Man-Made Combination

Number of Incidents 587 36 231 320
Major Islands Hit
Luzon 181 17 157 7
Visayas 83 9 22 52
Mindanao 348 35 52 261
Luzon and Visayas 1 1
Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao 1 1 - -

These incidents resulted in 951,001 casualties, of which 9,576 died, 941,414 injured or cases, and 11
were missing persons. The total death in the first semester of 2022 was way lower than the
previous year. (Table 2)

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Table 2. Number of Recorded Casualties

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Casualties 951,001 77,577 11,100 6,127
Deaths 9,576 75,216 10,181 2,679
Injured or Cases 941,414 2,266 889 3,403
Missing 11 95 30 45

Disasters from natural causes accounted for 74,509 or 99% of total fatalities and almost 100% of
total injured persons. (Chart 1)

Chart 1. Causes of Casualties in Sem 1, 2022

Missing 7 4

Natural
Injured 940,876 535
3
Man-Made
Combination
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Deaths 9,456 108

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Fatalities due to COVID-19 was the highest among disasters in the first semester of 2022,
accounting for 96% of the total. Another biological disaster, which was the dengue outbreak, was
second with 276 succumbing to the disease, followed by accidents at 73, fire at 21, and crime and
violence at 11 recorded deaths. (Chart 2)

Chart 2. Top 5 Causes of Death in Sem 1, 2022

2 Dengue
276
3 Accidents
73
4 Fire
1 COVID-19
21
9,171

5 Crime and
Violence
11

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Compared with the previous year, deaths due to COVID-19 and accidents remained on the top 5
causes of death. The outbreak of diseases ranked second with 66,213 fatalities, accidents ranked
third, and food poisoning and fire ranked fourth and fifth respectively. (Table 3)

Table 3. Top 5 Causes of Death, Comparative, Sem 1, 2022, 2021 and 2020

Sem 1, 2022 Rank 2021 Rank 2020 Rank

COVID-19 884,102 1 74,008 1 9,248 1
EJKs 596 2 460 2
typhoons 473 3 162 4
accidents 401 3 56 4
armed conflict 4 18 5
diseases outbreak 66,213 2 267 3
flash floods, landslides,
floodings 19 15 5
crime and violence 13
fire 44 5
lightning 9
tornado 1
effects of LPA, trough 7
food poisoning 188 4

The human impacts of these disasters were severe with 4,043 barangays affected, some 974,921
families or more than 3.7 million people affected, and 373,777 families or 1.17 million people forced
to flee to safer grounds. Since there was only one typhoon in the first semester, the number of
affected and displaced people was significantly lower compared with the recorded data in the
entire year of 2021 that endured 14 typhoons, 2020 with 22 typhoons, and 2019 with 21 typhoons.
(Table 4)

Of the total displacements, only half of the families and total population was accommodated in
evacuation centers. The rest either sought the help of their family, relatives, friends, or
elsewhere. For displacements due to natural causes, 52% of the families displaced and 37% of the
total evacuees were in the evacuation centers. In human-induced disasters, on the other hand, the
evacuation centers were able to accommodate 83% of the families or 84% of the people displaced.
In the combination of both natural and human-induced disasters, only 29% of the families and
58% of the evacuees were housed in evacuation centers. (Table 4)

Table 4. Number of Affected and Displaced Population, Comparative, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Affected barangays 4,043 22,684 19,368
Affected families 974,921 5,255,163 2,989,855 5,618,175

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Affected persons 3,704,848 20,565,931 12,829,226 26,592,376
Displaced families 373,777 1,254,257 234,241 460,236
Families in Evac Ctr 181,803
Elsewhere 191,974
Displaced people 1,174,606 5,046,621 4,485,105 2,145,998
People in Evac Ctr 583,654
Elsewhere 590,952

From a total recorded displacement of over 1.17 million people, 83% of them was due to disasters
from natural causes, wherein Typhoon Agaton accounted for 74% or 871,490 people internally
displaced. The combination of both natural and man-made disasters accounted for 13% and man-
made for 4% during the first semester of 2022. (Chart 3)

Chart 3. Displaced Persons, Affected Persons, and Affected

Barangays

Displaced Persons 972,675 47,751 154,180

Affected Persons 2,957,360 107,244 639,999

Affected Barangays 3,164 181 698

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Natural Man-Made Combination

Typhoon Agaton, the only typhoon that struck the country in the first semester, affected the
greatest number of people at 2.57 million or 69%, followed by flash flood and flooding which
comprised 12% of the total affected people recorded, followed by the effects of LPA, trough of
easterlies, shear line, localized thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, whirlwind, strong winds at 3%,
flooding and landslides at 3%, flooding, landslide and soil erosion at 2%, along with the volcanic
eruptions of Bulusan and Taal at 2%, and rest at 1 percent. (Chart 4)

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 Chart 4. Top 10 Disasters that Affected the Largest Number of Persons,
Sem 1, 2022

3 LPA, easterlies,
2 Flash Flood and shear line,
4 Flooding and
Flooding, 432,415 thunderstorms, heavy
rainfall, whirlwind, Landslide, 129,277
strong winds,
323,654 5 Flooding, landslide,
soil erosion, others,
78,307

6 Volcanic Eruption,
56,269

7 Flooding due to
damaged flood gate ,
50,250
8 Fire, 49,438
1 Typhoons,
9 Armed Conflict,
2,574,761
7,314
10 Tornado, 2,302

Typhoon Agaton also triggered the displacement of 871,490 people in the first semester of 2022 or
74% of the total displaced in the same period. This is already 1/5 or 20% of the total displacements
caused by typhoons in the entire year of 2021 which endured 14 typhoons incidents.

It was followed by flash flood and flooding, and thirdly by the LPA, easterlies, among others.
Chart 5 below illustrates the top 10 disasters that caused massive displacements in the first
semester of 2022.

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 Chart 5. Top 10 Disasters that Caused Massive Displacements,
Sem 1, 2022
3 LPA, easterlies,
2 Flash Flood and shear line,
Flooding, 106,130 thunderstorms,
heavy rainfall,
whirlwind, strong
winds, 88,519 4 Fire, 47,319

5 Flooding and
Landslide, 30,918

6 Flooding, landslide,
soil erosion, others,
17,132
7 Volcanic Eruption,
12,202
1 Typhoons, 871,490
8 Armed Conflict,
4,887
9 Crime and Violence,
185
10 Tornado, 463

According to the UNHCR Mindanao displacements dashboard in June 30, 2022, there were people
who remain displaced and have been protractedly displaced for more than 180 days in Mindanao
due to natural and man-made reasons. Shown in Table 5 are some 21,345 families or 104,889
people still wanting of decent homes. This figure is only 3,735 individuals less than reported in
December 2021.

Table 5. People who remain displaced and have been protractedly displaced for more than 180
days.

Location and Cause of Displacement Displaced Families Individuals

since
Zamboanga City due to Zamboanga Siege Sept.-2013 720 3,600
Lanao del Sur due to Marawi Siege May-2017 17,067 85,335
BARMM Provinces due to armed conflict and crime
& violence Sept-2017 1,008 5,040
CARAGA due to armed conflict and shooting
incidents 2021 36 180
CARAGA due to STY Rai 2021 13 65
Northern Mindanao due to TY Falcon Jul-2019 14 70
Davao del Sur due to earthquake Dec-2019 1,436 5,344
Cotabato Province due to earthquake Dec-2019 926 4,630
Cotabato Province due to landslide 2021 125 625
TOTAL 21,345 104,889

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 Source: Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, June 30, 2022

Recorded damage to houses reached 57,328 with 18% of the residential houses completely
destroyed while 82% sustained partial damages. This is way lower than the recorded total of
almost 2.2 million houses in the previous year. (Table 6)

Table 6. Recorded Damage to Houses and Properties, Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020

Damaged Houses, Total 57,328 2,197,281 798,031
Destroyed (Totally) 10,144 416,737 125,744
Damaged (Partially) 47,184 1,780,544 672,287

Direct economic costs of disasters in the first semester of 2022 were placed at Php4.45 billion,
where agriculture accounted for 81%, agricultural infrastructure, facilities and equipment at 13%,
infrastructure at 6%, and private properties at 1 percent. This is 93% lower than the previous year
as government data on agriculture was not comprehensive. (Table 7) (Chart 6)

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Table 7. Direct Economic Costs of Disasters

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020

Damage to Properties, Total 4,453,269,121 60,602,568,902

104,220,515,393
Agriculture, Subtotal 3,587,351,226

Agriculture 3,585,944,126 25,799,584,987

75,477,119,581

Total Value Loss in Agri - 18,079,400,000

19,965,490,000
Other Agri Damages (Agri
1,407,100
damages-total value loss)
Agri Infra, Facilities, Eqpt
581,507,000
(dikes, spillway, irrigation)

Infrastructure 261,163,525 34,733,790,097

28,713,395,811
Private (Value of Damage to
23,247,370 69,193,818
Houses)
Agriculture and
Infrastructure 30,000,000

Chart 6. Direct Economic Costs of Disasters in Sem 1, 2022

Infrastructure,
6%

Private (Houses),
1%
Agriculture, 81%
Agri Infra,
Facilities,
Equipment, 13%

Due to their destructive nature, disasters from natural causes take a severe toll on populations and
their livelihood. Storms and floods, which tend to occur most regularly, always have the biggest
economic impact in the country. In the first half of 2022, the storms caused damages estimated at
Php3.85 billion and accounted for 86% of recorded damage to agriculture, infrastructure and
private properties. Flash flood and flooding came in second at 6%, along with flooding, landslide

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and soil erosion at 6% as well. Fire incidents blazed about Php61 million worth of properties or 1%
of the total economic costs. This was followed by accidents, LPA, easterlies and other natural
disasters, and the volcanic eruptions of Bulusan and Taal, accordingly. (Chart 7) However,
government data is not comprehensive as some reports do not have data on worth of damages in
agriculture, infrastructure, and private properties impacted. For one, there were no reported
economic damages wrought by armed conflict even if there were aerial strikes, bombings on
communities, and disruptions in economic activities during military operations.

Chart 7. Top 7 Economically Costly Disasters in Sem 1, 2022

2 Flash Flood and

Flooding, 3 Flooding,
272,057,968 landslide, soil
erosion, others,
246,597,858

4 Fire, 61,129,875

5 Accidents,
15,962,025

6 LPA, easterlies,
shear line,
thunderstorms,
1 Typhoons, heavy rainfall,
3,848,000,000 whirlwind, strong
winds, 6,068,795

7 Volcanic Eruption,
3,120,000

II. The impacts of disasters from natural causes

A. Disasters from natural causes

There were 36 recorded incidents of disasters from natural causes in the first semester of 2022.
These impacted 17 regions in Luzon, nine in the Visayas, 35 in Mindanao, one in both Luzon and
Visayas, and one nationwide. These natural events left 9,456 people dead and 940,876 people
injured. These disaster events affected 3,164 barangays, 752,575 families or 2.96 million people.
Displacements reached 283,978 families or 972,675 individuals. A total of 48,278 houses were either
damaged or destroyed. Damage to properties reached Php3.86 billion, with 85% of the economic
impacts lost in agriculture and 15% to agricultural infrastructure, facilities and equipment such as
dikes, spillway, and irrigation, among others. Government assistance of almost Php223 million
was only 6% of the total recorded damage to properties. (Table 8)

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Compared with the last three years, the socio-economic impacts of natural disasters in the first
semester of 2022 was a smaller fraction of the previous years. This is understandable since most of
the natural hazards and disasters happen in the last half semester of the year. (Table 8, Charts 8,
9)

Table 8. Comparative data on disasters from natural causes, 2019-Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of
36 80 54 64
Incidents
Deaths 9,456 74,509 9,688 2,425
Affected barangays 3,164 19,235 17,980 no data
Affected families 752,575 4,416,589 2,783,260 2,440,142
Affected persons 2,957,360 16,775,332 12,054,036 11,075,915
Displaced families 283,978 1,120,971 178,074 158,465
Displaced persons 972,675 4,453,944 4,200,587 733,811
Total houses
damaged and 48,278 2,188,519 788,774 1,375,191
destroyed
Recorded damage to
3,857,488,795 59,357,098,478 104,023,321,654 20,282,310,094
properties (Php)
Cost of Government
10,831,586,659
Assistance (DSWD,
222,996,012 or 18% of direct
LGUs, other gov’t
economic costs
agencies (Php)

The sharp increase in casualties in the first semester of 2022 was mainly due to the cumulative
active cases of COVID-19 reported by the Department of Health. (Chart 8)

Chart 8. Casualties due to Natural Disasters, 2019 to

Sem 1, 2022
940,876

Sem 1, 2022
2021
2020
2019
74,509
793
9,688
36 80 54 64 9,456 2,425 1,934 2,395 - 85 24 34

Number of Deaths Injured Missing

Incidents

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 Chart 9. Affected and Displaced Families and Persons due to Disasters
from natural causes, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

16,775,332

12,054,036
11,075,915
Sem 1, 2022

2021

4,416,589 2020
4,453,944
2,783,260 2019
4,200,587
2,957,360 1,120,971
2,440,142
178,074
752,575 972,675 733,811
283,978 158,465

Affected families Affected persons Displaced families Displaced people

Agricultural damages in 2020 was high due to a total estimated loss amounting to Php56 billion to
African swine fever. (Chart 10)

Chart 10. Damage to Agriculture and Infrastructure due to Disasters

from natural causes, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022 (in billion pesos)
75.34

Sem 1, 2022

34.50 2021
28.68
24.80 2020
17.36 2019

3.28 2.93
0.000055

Damage to Agriculture Damage to Infrastructure

Among the disasters from natural causes in the first semester of 2022, the number of
casualties from COVID-19 remained on top at 884,102 or 93% of total casualties, followed by
various biological disasters, namely, the dengue outbreak affecting 65,520 people, diarrhea
outbreak with 659 people getting sick, measles and suspected chikungunya at 17 people

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each. Casualties of lightning reached nine people, the LPA, easterlies and strong wind at 7,
and tornado which injured one person. (Chart 11)

Chart 11. Breakdown of Casualties from Disasters of Natural

Causes in Sem 1, 2022

Dengue Outbreak,
65,520

Diarrhea Outbreak,
659

Measles, 17

Chikungunya, 17

Lightning, 9
COVID-19, 884,102

LPA, easterlies,
strong wind, etc, 7

Tornado, 1

Tropical storm Agaton wreaked havoc across the Philippines and caused the most severe human
impact among disasters from natural causes in the first semester of 2022. It disrupted the lives of
2.57 million people or 69% of the total affected population, followed by the effects of LPA, trough
of easterlies, shear line, localized thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, whirlwind, strong winds with
323,654 people affected, volcanic eruptions with 56,269 individuals, tornado with 2,303 people,
earthquakes and the effects of sink hole or tension cracks. (Chart 12)

Chart 12. Affected population by disasters from natural causes in

Sem 1, 2022

LPA, easterlies,
strong winds, etc,
323,654

Volcanic Eruption,
56,269

Tornado, 2,302
Typhoons,
2,574,761 Earthquakes, 364

Effects of Sink
Hole/Tension
Cracks, 10

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The only typhoon to make landfall in the first semester of 2022 triggered the displacements of
871,490 people or 74% of the total displacements from natural causes in the same period. This was
followed by the effects of LPA, trough of easterlies, shear line, localized thunderstorms, heavy
rainfall, whirlwind, strong winds with 88,519 people, volcanic eruptions at 12,202 people and
earthquakes that displaced one person. (Chart 13)

Chart 13. Displacements by natural disasters in

Sem 1, 2022

LPA, easterlies,
strong winds, etc,
88,519
Typhoons, Volcanic Eruption,
871,490 12,202

Tornado, 463
Earthquakes, 1

Tropical Storm Agaton also caused the highest losses valued at Php3.8 billion, followed by LPA,
easterlies, strong winds, and others with incurred damage assessed at Php6.07 million, Bulusan
andTaal volcano eruptions at Php3.1 million, and sink hole/tension cracks at Php300,000. (Chart
14)

Chart 14. Damage due to Disasters from Natural Causes (Php),

Sem 1, 2022

LPA, easterlies,
strong winds, etc,
6,068,795

Volcanic Eruption,
Typhoons, 3,120,000
3,848,000,000
Effects of Sink
Hole/Tension
Cracks, 300,000

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 1. Typhoons

Only one typhoon ravaged the nation in the first semester of 2022, but the consequences were as
destructive as the previous typhoons. It affected 2,719 barangays across the country, 666,339
families or 2.6 million individuals and displaced 259,172 families or 871,490 people. About 46,300
houses were either damaged or destroyed. Recorded damages to agriculture reached Php3.27
billion and agricultural infrastructure, facilities, and equipment at Php578 million. There was no
recorded value of damage to private properties. (Table 9)

Table 9. Typhoon Agaton

Typhoon TOTAL TS Agaton

Date 44,838 44,838

Casualties
Deaths
Injured
Missing
Affected Barangays 2,719 2,719
Affected Families 666,339 666,339
Affected Persons 2,574,761 2,574,761
Displaced Families 259,172 259,172
Displaced People 871,490 871,490
Damaged Houses 46,300 46,300
Destroyed 2,601 2,601
Damaged 43,699 43,699
Total Economic Costs 3,848,000,000 3,848,000,000
Agriculture 3,270,000,000 3,270,000,000
Infrastructure
Private (Value of Damage to Houses)
Agri and Infra
Agri Infra, Facilities, Eqpt (dikes, spillway,
irrigation) 578,000,000 578,000,000
Total Value Loss in Agri
Other Agri Damages (Agri damages-total value
loss)
Total Areas Affected including Agri Areas
Total Areas Affected (Ha)
Total Agri Areas Affected (in ha) 32,689 32,689
Summary of Damage and Losses (Agri)
Farmers and Fisherfolk Affected 73,891 73,891
Total Areas Affected
Total Volume Loss (MT) 90,889 90,889
Cost of Assistance, Total 195,889,074 195,889,074

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 DSWD 163,381,926 163,381,926
LGUs 28,319,693 28,319,693
DSWD/LGUs/Govt Agencies
DA
NGOs 1,477,650 1,477,650
Others 2,709,804 2,709,804
Total Cost of Government Assistance 191,701,620 191,701,620

Typhoon Agaton may be the only typhoon to strike the nation in the first semester of 2022, but its
economic impact was destructive that it was almost double the average economic destruction in
2020 with 22 typhoons at Php2 billion, and seven times higher than the average economic impact
in 2019 with 21 typhoons at Php535 million.

Table 10. Comparative data on typhoons, 2019-Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Typhoon
1 14 22 21
Incidents
Casualties 0 2,016 875 785
Deaths 0 473 162 71
Injured 0 1,460 692 695
Missing 0 83 21 19
Affected Barangays 2,719 16,797 17,665
Affected Families 666,339 3,884,197 2,560,567 1,758,636
Affected Persons 2,574,761 14,692,039 10,660,115 7,312,908
Displaced Families 259,172 1,098,308 162,094 82,524
Displaced People 871,490 4,359,720 3,140,798 348,379
Damaged and Destroyed
46,300 2,183,563 769,659 1,264,678
Houses
Direct Economic Costs
58,491,696,309
(Php) 3,848,000,000 44,222,538,914 11,236,490,204

2. Volcanic Eruption

Eight months after it erupted in July 2021, the Taal Volcano again erupted on March 26, 2022, and
reached Alert Level 3. It affected and displaced 3,393 families or 11,600 people, or about 50% less
than it did the previous year. It affected 22 barangays in CALABARZON, compared with 131
barangays the previous year.

In 2019, the volcano also erupted, reaching Alert Level 4, killing seven people, injuring 50 others,
and caused three people missing. It affected 846,968 individuals and forced 58,200 people to flee
their homes. Agricultural damage reached Php3.26 billion while damage to infrastructure hit
Php220.43 million.

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The Bulusan Volcano, also in Luzon, erupted on June 12, 2022, affecting 30 surrounding barangays
in Gubat, Irosin, Sorsogon in the Bicol Region. It affected 10,707 families or 44,669 people and
forced 179 families or 602 people to flee to safer grounds. The initial government data recorded
Php3.12 million in economic losses, affecting 381 hectares of agricultural areas, and 692 farmers
and fisherfolk. Damage to agriculture was valued at Php3.12 million, of which, abaca suffered
Php1 million in losses, rice with Php477,900, and the fisheries sector with Php100,000 worth of
economic damages.

3. Earthquakes

The first semester of 2022 recorded seven earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 5.3 to 6.4,
where two incidents caused damage to communities. Three of these rocked Mindanao, another
three in Luzon, while one shook the Visayas. A total of 74 families or 384 people were affected and
74 houses partially damaged. (Table 11)

Table 11. Earthquakes that caused economic and social impact in Sem 1, 2022

5.3 Burauen, Leyte,

Magnitude Total 6.4 MIMAROPA
Reg. 8
Date 7 incidents 14/03/2022 21/03/2022
Casualties 0 0 0
Affected Barangays 6 1 5
Affected Families 74 2 72
Affected Persons 364 4 360
Displaced Families 1 0 1
Displaced People 1 0 1
Damaged and Destroyed Houses 74 2 72
Destroyed 0
Damaged 74 2 72
Damage to Properties 0
Agriculture 0
Infrastructure 0

Other Structures 0

Luzon-3, Visayas-1,
Island Groups Affected Mindanao-3 Luzon Visayas

The following earthquakes, on the other hand, did not have recorded socio-economic impacts:

 Magnitude 6.1 in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur (3/04/2022)

 Magnitude 5.9 Manay, Davao Oriental (19/04/2022)
 Magnitude 5.7 Tarragona, Davao Oriental (5/05/2022)
 Magnitude 5.4 Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan (17/05/2022)
 Magnitude 6.1 Calatagan, Batangas (22/05/2022)

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 Compared with the last two years, there were fewer casualties this year, affected barangays,
displaced people, and less direct economic costs. However, there were more people affected in
2021, as well as damaged and destroyed houses compared with the previous year. (Table 12)

Table 12. Comparative data on earthquakes, 2019-Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Incidents 7 19 20 15
Island Groups Hit 3
Luzon 7 4
Visayas 1 - -
Mindanao 3 12 16
Casualties 0 2 51 1,793
Deaths 0 1 88
Injured 0 2 50 1,690
Missing 0 15
Affected Barangays 6 46 63
Affected Families 74 1,408 1,661 177,096
Affected Persons 364 7,031 6,503 835,703
Displaced Families 1 97 282 75,410
Displaced People 1 485 1,176 372,761
Damaged and Destroyed Houses 74 1,123 1,049 109,692
Direct Economic Costs (Php) 2,386,000 314,806,000 882,271,737
Agriculture - 32,418,840
Infrastructure 2,386,000 314,806,000 849,852,897

4. Other disasters from natural causes (tornadoes, effects of sink hole or tension
cracks, lightning, forest fire due to lightning, the effects of LPA and easterlies,
ITCZ, shear line, localized thunderstorm, heavy rains and strong wind, whirlwind
incidents)

The combined effects of other disasters from natural causes can be seen in Table 13.

Table 13. Other disasters from natural causes

Type of Incident Sem 1, 2022 Tornadoes Effects of Sink

Hole/Tension
Cracks
Subtype Meteorological Geological
Number of Incidents 6 5 1
Major Islands Hit
Luzon 3 3
Visayas 1 1
Mindanao 2 1 1
Luzon and Visayas -
Casualties 1 1 -

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Injured 1 1
Missing -
Affected -
Barangays 24 23 1
Families 564 560 4
Persons 2,312 2,302 10
Displacements
Total Families 97 97 -
Families in Evac Ctr 57 57
Elsewhere 40 40
Total People 463 463 -
People in Evac Ctr 285 285
Elsewhere 178 178
Damaged Houses, Total
Qty 500 496 4
Destroyed 73 73
Damaged 427 423 4
Affected Crops,
Fisheries, Livestock and
Poultry (in PhP) -
Fisheries -
Livestock and
poultry -
Corn and Banana -
Banana -
Total Economic Costs 300,000 - 300,000.00
Agriculture -
Infrastructure -
Private (Value of
Damage to Houses) 300,000 300,000

Table 13 continued

Type of Incident Lightning Forest Fire LPA, easterlies, shear

Incident due to line, thunderstorms,
Lightning strong winds, etc
Subtype Meteorological Meteorological Meteorological
Number of Incidents 2 1 17
Major Islands Hit
Luzon 2 1 3
Visayas 3
Mindanao 14
Luzon and Visayas 1

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 Casualties 9 -
Deaths 2 1
Injured 7 6
Missing -
Affected
Barangays 363
Families 71,498
Persons 323,654
Displacements
Total Families - - 21,136
Families in Evac Ctr 17,671
Elsewhere 3,465
Total People - - 88,519
People in Evac Ctr 74,597
Elsewhere 13,922
Damaged Houses, Total
Qty - - 1,404
Destroyed 305
Damaged 1,099
Affected Crops, Fisheries,
Livestock and Poultry (in
PhP)
Fisheries 4,945,210
Livestock and poultry 34,000
Corn and Banana 15,000.00
Banana 306,001
Total Economic Costs - - 6,068,795.00
Agriculture 5,300,210
Infrastructure 55,000
Private (Value of
Damage to Houses) 713,585

5. COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Biological Disasters

a. COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 was the sixth leading cause of death in the first quarter of 2022, accounting for 5% of the
total recorded fatalities. Compared with the same period last year, COVID-19 ranked ninth. In
addition, COVID-19 virus not identified ranked 12th among the 10 leading causes of death in the
same period. (Table 14)

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 Table 14. Ten Leading Causes of Death in Q1 2022 vs Q1 2021

Jan to Mar 2022 Jan to Mar

Rank Rank
(prelim as of 30Apr) 2021

Ischaemic heart diseases 18,601 1 31,624 1

Cerebrovascular diseases 10,044 2 18,272 2
Neoplasms or "Cancer" 8,926 3 16,508 3
Diabetes Mellitus 6,151 4 11,491 4
Hypertensive diseases 5,642 5 9,497 5
COVID-19 virus Identified 5,031 6 5,374 9
Pneumonia 3,946 7 8,167 6
Other heart diseases 3,042 8 6,348 7
Chronic lower respiratory
infections 2,912 9 5,601 8
Remainder of diseases of the
genitourinary system 2,656 10 5,127 10
Respiratory tuberculosis 2,211 11 4,456 11
COVID-19 virus not identified 1,739 12 4,280 12
Transport accidents 1,643 13 2,651 13
Remainder of endocrine
nutritional and metabolic
diseases 1,542 14 2,257 17
Diseases of the liver 1,479 15 2,611 14
Total recorded fatalities 97,042 171,984
[“COVID virus identified is used when the virus is confirmed by a laboratory test, while “COVID-
19 virus not identified” refers to suspected or probable cases as well as clinically-
epidemiologically diagnosed COVID-19 cases where testing was not completed or inconclusive.]

As of July 31, 2022, WHO Philippines reported cumulative deaths due to COVID-19 reaching 60,727
while recoveries were at 3,682,278, bringing the total number of cases to 3,776,627. Fatalities
increased by 18% in July 31, 2022 from January 1, 2022 while the total number of cases increased by
33 percent. (Table 15)

Table 15. COVID-19 deaths, active cases, recoveries and total number of cases, 2020-Sem 1,
2022

as of July 31, as of March 6, As of January As of January As of July 7,

2022 (1) 2022 1, 2022 1, 2021 2020
Deaths 60,727 57,023 51,545 9,248 1,309
Active cases 48,793 17,374 26,677 34,178
Recoveries 3,682,278 3,561,726 2,778,567 439,895 12,386
Total number
of cases 3,776,627 3,667,542 2,847,486 475,820 47,873

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 b. Biological Disasters and the Outbreak of other Diseases

This period also saw the outbreaks of various diseases such as diarrhea, dengue, measles, and
chikungunya virus.

The outbreaks of diarrhea were reported in Mindanao that claimed the lives of six people from a
total of 653 reported cases. The reported cases increased by 197 cases from the previous year.
(Table 16)

Table 16. Diarrhea Outbreak

Sem 1, 2022 2021
Number of Incidents 2 3
Island Groups Hit
Mindanao 2 3
Casualties 473
Deaths 6 17
Injured/Cases 653 456
Affected people 818

The dengue cases remained high at 65,244 infected, only 18% less than the previous year. The
measles outbreak had already been controlled, but there were still 17 new cases in the first
semester of 2022. For dengue, 276 lives were lost in this period compared with 285 in the previous
year. Meanwhile, clustering of suspected chikungunya virus was found in Mindanao with 17
people contracting the virus. (Table 17)

According to the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases of the US Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk for infectious diseases is increasing because of climate
change. For one, warmer temperatures allow mosquitoes plenty of time to reproduce, spread
diseases, and expand their habitats. Likewise, the movement of some animal species towards
human habitats as their natural habitats disappear makes humans vulnerable to the zoonotic
diseases these animal species might be carrying such as the monkeypox.

Table 17. Dengue Outbreak, Measles, Chikungunya Virus, Comparative, 2019-Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

1. Dengue
Deaths 276 285 363 0
Cases 65,244 79,872 91,108 38,439
2. Measles
Deaths 0 38 801
Cases 17 254 4,126 13,460
3. Polio
Deaths 3
Cases 12
4. Diarrhea
Deaths 6 94 53

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 Cases 653 5,623 8,206 132,025
5. Chikungunya
Virus
Deaths
Cases 17
[491] [492] [495]

c. 10 Leading Causes of Death in the first quarter of 2022

Ischaemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases are still the two leading causes of
death in the Philippines.

Ischaemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and neoplasms or cancer were still the three
leading causes of death in the first quarter of 2022. Ischaemic heart diseases were consistently on
top for nine consecutive years since 2013, while cerebrovascular diseases were either on top 2 or 3
for six years since 2013. Neoplasms or better known as cancer, on the other hand, were
consistently on top 2 since 2014 and was only dislodged by COVID-19 in 2021. Diabetes mellitus
ranked either 4th or 5th within the last five years. (Table 18)

Table 18. Leading Causes of Death from 2013 to Q1, 2022

Jan to Mar
2022 (prelim Rank 2021 Rank 2020 Rank 2019 Rank
as of 30Apr)
Ischaemic heart diseases 18,601 1 136,575 1 99,680 1 97,475 1
Cerebrovascular diseases 10,044 2 74,262 2 59,736 3 63,548 3
Neoplasms 8,926 3 59,503 4 62,289 2 68,657 2
Diabetes Mellitus 6,151 4 48,267 5 37,265 4 34,570 5
Hypertensive diseases 5,642 5 41,719 6 29,511 6 27,764 6
COVID-19 virus identified 5,031 6 74,008 3 8,209 16
Pneumonia 3,946 7 32,477 7 32,574 5 62,719 4
Other heart diseases 3,042 8 24,119 9 19,298 9 20,416 9
Chronic lower respiratory
infections 2,912 9 21,523 10 19,463 8 26,576 7
Remainder of diseases of the
genitourinary system 2,656 10 19,975 11 17,241 11 17,215 10
Respiratory tuberculosis 2,211 11 16,026 12 17,433 10 22,568 8
COVID-19 virus not
31,715 8 19,758 7
identified 1,739 12
Transport accidents 1,643 13
Remainder endocrine,
nutritional and metabolic
10,436 13 7,206 18
diseases 1,542 14
Diseases of the liver 1,479 15 9,523 14 9,225 13
Total recorded fatalities 97,042

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Table 18 continued

2018 Rank 2017 Rank 2016 Rank

Ischaemic heart diseases 88,433 1 84,120 1 74,134 1

Cerebrovascular diseases 61,959 3 59,774 3 56,938 4
Neoplasms 67,138 2 64,125 2 60,470 2
Diabetes Mellitus 32,106 5 30,932 5 33,295 6
Hypertensive diseases 26,836 6 26,471 6 33,452 5
COVID-19 virus identified
Pneumonia 56,815 4 57,210 4 57,809 3
Other heart diseases 20,042 9 22,134 9 28,641 7
Chronic lower respiratory infections 24,820 7 24,818 7 24,365 9
Remainder of diseases of the genitourinary
19,227 10 15,717 10 19,759 10
system
Respiratory tuberculosis 22,103 8 22,523 8 24,462 8
COVID-19 virus not identified
Transport accidents
Remainder endocrine, nutritional and
6,903 18
metabolic diseases
Diseases of the liver 9,968 14

Table 18 continued

2015 Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Rank

Ischaemic heart diseases 68,572 1 65,551 1 65,378 1

Cerebrovascular diseases 58,310 3 52,894 4 54,578 2
Neoplasms 58,715 2 55,588 2 53,601 3
Diabetes Mellitus 34,050 6 31,539 7 27,064 7
Hypertensive diseases 34,506 5 34,902 5 29,067 6
COVID-19 virus identified
Pneumonia 49,595 4 53,689 3 53,101 4
Other heart diseases 31,729 7 34,141 6 33,027 5
Chronic lower respiratory infections 23,760 9 24,686 8 23,867 8
Remainder of diseases of the genitourinary
18,061 10 17,220 10 16,785 10
system
Respiratory tuberculosis 24,644 8 23,157 9 22,013 9
COVID-19 virus not identified
Transport accidents
Remainder endocrine, nutritional and
metabolic diseases
Diseases of the liver

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Table 19. Biological disasters affecting animals

Diseases affecting animals across the country included the avian influenza and the African swine
fever. Close to 800,000 animals either died or were culled to stop the spread of these diseases.

Avian Infectious
Influenza (A Animal
Sem 1, 2022 H5N1) Disease (ASF)
Major Islands Hit -
Luzon 2 2
Visayas 1 1
Mindanao 5 2 3
Affected Animals 296,255 296,255
Affected Animals (Qty) -
Heads 794,310 305,891 488,419
Itik 3,008 3,008
Ducks 6,628 6,628
Reported Cases of ASF since 2019 10,068 10,068

B. Disasters from human-induced hazards

Armed conflicts, clan feuds, crime and violence, flooding due to overspilling from damaged flood
gate, food poisoning, structural fires, and accidents encompass the man-made disasters that
caused human and economic impacts in the first semester of 2022.

The data gathered were from various sources principally from government sources.

There were 231 reported and monitored disasters from human-induced hazards in the first
semester of 2022, which is already 59% of the number of incidents reported in the entire year of
2021. These reported incidents had 108 people killed, 535 others injured, and rendered seven
people missing. The number of affected families was at 26,789 or 107,489 persons. Displacements
were at 12,532 families or 47,751 people, where 84% were accommodated in the evacuation centers
while 16% sought refuge with their families, relatives, and friends. (Table 20) (Chart 15) (Chart
16)

Table 20. Man-Made Disasters, Comparative, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Incidents 231 392 174 309
Casualties 650 1,014 562 1,233
Deaths 108 688 478 231
Injured 535 322 84 1,000
Missing 7 4 - 2
Affected families 26,789 64,638 30,882 2,643,918
Affected persons 107,489 782,720 135,773 13,231,747

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Displaced families 12,532 61,068 39,339 50,106
Families in Evac Ctr 10,389
Elsewhere 2,143
Displaced persons 47,751 270,681 213,342 272,522
Families in Evac Ctr 40,290
Elsewhere 7,461
Destroyed and damaged
7,254 7,486 7,070 14,140
houses
Economic Costs 77,091,900 180,775,750 32,167,200 32,194,000
Agriculture - 9,000
Infrastructure 57,982,025 174,699,750 32,167,200
Private 19,109,875 6,076,000 - 32,185,000

Chart 15. Casualties and incidents due to human-induced activities,

2019 to Sem 1, 2022

1,000

688
2019
535
478 2020
392 2021
309 322
231 231 Sem 1, 2022
174
108 84
2 - 4 7

Number of Deaths Injured Missing

Incidents

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 Chart 16. Affected and displaced families and due to disasters caused
by human-induced hazards, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

13,231,747

2019

2020

2021

Sem 1, 2022

2,643,918
61,068 270,681
782,720 213,342
64,638 39,339
30,882 27,034 135,773107,24450,106 14,413272,522 52,883

Affected families Affected persons Displaced families Displaced persons

These disasters from human-induced hazards either damaged or destroyed 7,254 houses in the
first semester of 2022, which is already 97% or almost the same total recorded last year and the
previous years. (Chart 17)

Chart 17. Damaged and destroyed houses due to man-made

activities, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

14,140
13,371

2019
7,486
7,254 6,845
7,070 6,757 6,663 2020
2021
Sem 1, 2022

769 313 641 591

Total Destroyed Damaged

The economic costs of these disasters caused by human-induced activities reached about Php77
million in the first semester of 2022, which is 43% of the value of damage to properties recorded in
the previous year, and about 240% more than the value recorded in 2020 and 2019. (Chart 18)

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 Chart 18. Economic costs of man-made disasters, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

180,775,750
174,699,750

2019

77,091,900 2020
57,982,025 2021
32,167,200
32,194,000 32,167,200 32,185,000 Sem 1, 2022
19,109,875
6,076,000
9,000 - - -

Damage to Agriculture Infrastructure Private

Properties

Deaths recorded due to disasters caused by human-induced activities reached 108 people in the
first semester of 2022, only 16% of last year’s figure. Most of these were accidents-related at 73,
followed by fire incidents at 21, crime and violence at 11, and armed conflict at three people. These
figures may be understated due to unavailability of data or report. (Chart 19)

Chart 19. Causes of death due to man-made activities in Sem 1, 2022

Fire incidents,
21, 19%

Crime and
Violence, 11, 10%

Accidents, 73, Armed Conflict,

68% 3 , 3%

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Chart 20 illustrates the number of reported casualties (death, injured, and missing) wherein
accidents was highest at 401, followed by food poisoning at 188 people getting sick, fire incidents at
44, crime and violence at 13, and armed conflict at four people.

Chart 20. Casualties due to man-made activities in Sem 1, 2022

food poisoning,
188, 29%

fire incidents,
44, 7%
crime and
violence, 13, 2%

armed conflict, 4,
0%

accidents, 401,
62%

These disasters from human-induced hazards affected 107,489 people. (Table 21)

Table 21. Disasters caused by human-induced hazards, by Island Group, Sem 1, 2022

Total Luzon Visayas Mindanao

Number of Incidents 231 157 22 52
Island Groups Affected
Luzon 157 157
Visayas 22 22
Mindanao 52 52
Casualties 650 443 6 201
Deaths 108 97 1 10
Injured 535 340 5 190
Missing 7 6 1
Affected barangays 181 110 22 49
Affected families 26,789 20,272 1,815 4,947
Affected persons 107,489 89,912 6,898 10,434
Displaced families 12,532 9,953 1,419 3,041
in evacuation centers 10,389 8,596 1,291 2,100

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 Elsewhere 2,143 1,357 128 941
Displaced people 47,751 38,764 5,470 8,649
in evacuation centers 40,290 33,912 4,968 6,050
Elsewhere 7,461 4,852 502 2,599
Damaged and Destroyed
Houses 7,254 4,755 1,160 1,339
Total Economic Costs (in
Php) 77,091,900 18,433,260 1,601,615 57,057,025
Agriculture -
Infrastructure 57,982,025 5,870,000 52,112,025
Private 19,109,875 12,563,260 1,601,615 4,945,000

Among island groups, Luzon suffered the most with 89,912 people affected. (Chart 21)

Chart 21. Affected Persons by Island Group,

Sem 1, 2022

Visayas, 6,898
, 6%

Mindanao,
Luzon, 89,912 ,
10,434 , 10%
84%

Among the causes of man-made disasters, a total of 50,250 people were affected by flooding due
overspilling from a damaged gate flood in Malabon City, Metro Manila on June 14, 2022. This was
followed by fire incidents that affected 49,438 people, armed conflict at 7,314, crime and violence
at 185, and accidents at 57 people. (Chart 22)

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 Chart 22. Affected population due to man-made activities in Sem 1,
2022

fire incidents,
49,438 , 46%

armed conflict,
7,314 , 7%

crime and violence,

185 , 0%
flooding due to
damaged flood
accidents, 57 , 0%
gate, 50,250 ,
47%

Overall, disasters from human-induced hazards triggered the displacements of 47,751 people,
which is 82% less than the previous year. Displacements in Luzon was highest accounting for 73%
of the total displacements in the first semester of 2022, followed by Mindanao at 17%, and the
Visayas at 10 percent. (Chart 23)

Chart 23. Displaced Population by Island Group, Sem 1,

2022

Visayas, 5,470 ,
10%

Luzon, 38,764 ,
Mindanao,
73%
8,649 , 17%

In Luzon, structural fires still caused the highest displacement with 36,257 individuals forced to
evacuate, an increase of 54% compared with 23,602 evacuees last year. Likewise, armed conflict

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caused the rest of the displacement with 2,507 people forced to flee to safer grounds. This was an
increase of 145% compared with 1,024 people who evacuated for the same reason last year. In the
Visayas, fire incidents were also the main trigger of displacement as 5,100 people sought shelter in
safer places, followed by armed conflict with 360 people fleeing to safer ground. In Mindanao, fire
incidents also triggered the highest number of displacements, followed by armed conflict, where
most clashes between the AFP/PNP and the NPA, and the AFP/PNP and the BIFF took place.
(Chart 24)

Chart 24. Causes of Man-made Displacements, by Island Group

Armed Conflict Crime and Violence Fire Clan Feud

Mindanao 2,257 185 5,962 245

Visayas 370 5,100

Luzon 2,507- 36,257

1. Armed conflict

Armed conflict ranked 8th in the top 10 disasters that affected the largest number of people and 3 rd
among disasters that caused massive displacements in the first semester of 2022. Most armed
conflicts happened in Mindanao, where 9 out of 17 incidents occurred, affecting 3,897 people, and
causing the displacements of 2,257 people. (Table 22)

Unfortunately, there were no agricultural, infrastructure, and private property damages reflected
in the reports from DSWD DROMIC and NDDRMC as well as the value of economic dislocation
brought about by these military offensives and armed clashes.

Table 22. Armed Conflicts in Sem 1, 2022, by Island Group

Total Luzon Visayas Mindanao

Number of Incidents 17 7 1 9
Affected barangays 29 11 1 17
Affected families 3,904 956 118 2,830
Affected persons 7,314 3,047 370 3,897
Displaced families 2,144 774 118 1,252
in evacuation centers 1,861 733 118 1,010
Elsewhere 283 41 242
Displaced people 5,134 2,507 370 2,257

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 in evacuation centers 4,887 2,285 370 2,232
Elsewhere 247 222 25
Damaged and Destroyed
1 1
Houses

In a three-year period, incidents of armed conflicts were highest in 2021 compared with the
previous years. The year 2021 also had the highest number of affected and displaced people. Yet,
these figures from government sources are believed to be underestimated. (Table 23)

Table 23. Armed Conflict, Comparative, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Incidents 17 42 32 35
Island Groups Affected
Luzon 7 2 1
Visayas 1 16 4
Mindanao 9 24 27
Casualties 4 47 23
Deaths 3 18 23
Injured 1 29
Affected families 3,904 49,660 3,262 23,262
Affected persons 7,314 225,686 12,568 151,540
Displaced families 2,144 47,914 17,278 19,803
in evacuation centers 1,861
Elsewhere 283
Displaced people 5,134 220,692 90,203 142,767
in evacuation centers 4,887
Elsewhere 247
Damaged and destroyed houses 1 14 13

Damage to Properties, Total -

Agriculture -
Infrastructure 32,000,000 -
Private

2. Structural fires

Fire incidents were 8th in top 10 disasters that affected the largest number of people and the 4 th
major trigger of displacements in the first semester of 2022 with 47,319 people forced to flee their
homes to safety either in evacuation centers where 84% of them took shelter while the rest with
relatives or friends. The affected population due to fires reached 49,438.

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Luzon had the highest incidents with 91, followed by Mindanao and Visayas at 31 and 20
respectively. Luzon also suffered the highest number of affected persons and displaced people
among island groups in the first semester of 2022. However, recorded damage to properties was
highest in Mindanao, accounting for 67% of the total economic costs of structural fires reported.
(Table 24)

Table 24. Fire Incidents, by Island Group, Sem 1, 2022

Total Luzon Visayas Mindanao

Number of Incidents 142 91 20 31
Casualties 44 34 6 4
Deaths 21 18 1 2
Injured 22 16 5 1
Missing 1 0 1
Affected barangays 139 91 20 28
Affected families 12,728 9,228 1,665 1,835
Affected persons 49,438 36,590 6,496 6,352
Displaced families 12,212 9,159 1,301 1,752
in evacuation centers 10,069 7,843 1,173 1,053
Elsewhere 2,143 1,316 128 699
Displaced people 47,319 36,257 5,100 5,962
in evacuation centers 39,858 31,627 4,598 3,633
Elsewhere 7,461 4,630 502 2,329
Damaged and destroyed
7,240 4,742 1,160 1338
houses
Damage to Properties,
61,129,875 18,383,260 1,601,615 41,145,000
Total
Agriculture -
Infrastructure 42,070,000 5,870,000 36,200,000
Private 19,059,875 12,513,260 1,601,615 4,945,000

Compared with the last three years, the year 2019 had the highest incidents, followed by 2021.
However, the first semester figure of 142 is already 72% of the number of fire incidents in the
entire year of 2021. Displaced people, on the other hand, were almost the same as the previous
year. However, total casualties in the first semester of 2022 were almost the same of 44 at 21 people
dead compared with 2021. Damaged houses were almost the same as the previous year, with 7,240
either damaged or destroyed in the first semester of 2022 compared with 7,470 in 2021. Direct
economic costs were much higher in 2021, with Php149 million worth of infrastructure and houses
either burned down or partly damaged. This is more than two fold higher than the current figure
in the first semester of 2022. (Table 25)

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Table 25. Fire Incidents, Comparative, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Incidents 142 197 117 209
Casualties 44 47 13 76
Deaths 21 14 4 23
Injured 22 33 9 53
Missing 1 - -
Affected barangays 139 198 126
Affected families 12,728 14,045 16,366 29,834
Affected persons 49,438 52,132 61,955 124,200
Displaced families 12,212 12,663 12,335 24,609
in evacuation centers 10,069
Elsewhere 2,143
Displaced people 47,319 47,708 46,856 102,171
in evacuation centers 39,858
Elsewhere 7,461
Damaged and destroyed
7,240 7,470 6,792 14,140
houses
Damage to Properties (Php) 61,129,875 148,775,750 32,167,200 41,185
Agriculture - 9,000
Infrastructure 42,070,000 142,699,750 32,167,200
Private 19,059,875 6,076,000 32,185

Table 26 also shows the human and economic impacts of accidents, armed conflict, fire incidents,
food poisoning, clain feud, crime and violence, and flooding due to damaged flood gate.

Table 26. Summary of Disasters caused by human-induced hazards, Sem 1, 2022

Hazard/Disaster Subgroup TOTAL Accidents Armed Conflict Fire

Number of Incidents 231 60 17 142

Island Groups Affected
Luzon 157 55 7 91
Visayas 25 1 1 20
Mindanao 48 4 9 31
Casualties 650 44
Deaths 108 73 3 21
Injured 535 322 1 22
Missing 7 6 1
Affected barangays 181 3 29 139
Affected families 27,034 70 3,904 12,728
Affected persons 107,244 57 7,314 49,438

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Displaced families 14,413 20 2,144 12,212
in evacuation centers 11,987 20 1,861 10,069
Elsewhere 2,426 - 283 2,143
Displaced people 52,883 - 5,134 47,319
in evacuation centers 44,930 - 4,887 39,858
Elsewhere 7,953 - 247 7,461
Damaged and destroyed
7,254 13 1 7,240
houses
Damage to Properties (Php) 77,091,900 61,129,875
Agriculture -
Infrastructure 57,982,025 15,912,025 42,070,000
Private (Value of Damage
19,109,875
to Houses) 50,000 19,059,875

Table 26 continued

Flooding due
Crime and
Hazard/Disaster Subgroup Food Poisoning Clan Feud to damaged
Violence
flood gate
Number of Incidents 4 1 6 1
Island Groups Affected
Luzon 1 2 1
Visayas 3
Mindanao 4
Casualties 188 13
Deaths 11
Injured 188 2
Missing
Affected barangays 2 1 1 6
Affected families 245 37 10,050
Affected persons 185 50,250
Displaced families 37
in evacuation centers 37
Elsewhere
Displaced people 245 185
in evacuation centers 185
Elsewhere 245
Damaged and destroyed
houses
Damage to Properties (Php)
Agriculture
Infrastructure

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 Private (Value of Damage to
Houses)

C. Combination of natural and human-induced hazards

The Philippines has been repeatedly battered by floodings, flash floods, landslides, and soil
erosion as a result of both the country’s geographic characteristics and human-induced factors.
The devastating effects of these disasters only get worse, as climate change impacts also become
severe in a population that is poor and vulnerable in the first place.

Disasters from a combination of natural and human induced hazards ranked second among top 10
disasters that affected the largest number of people and massive displacements in the first
semester of 2022. There were 320 recorded incidents, which is more than half of the previous
year’s incidents. Death toll was at 12, with three others injured and four missing. (Chart 25)

Chart 25. Incidents and Casualties due to Disasters caused by

Combination of Natural and Human-induced Hazards, 2019 to Sem 1,
2022
600 548

500

400
320 2019
300 2020

200 158 2021

Sem 1, 2022
100 51 15
23 19 12 12 6
8 10 3 9 6 4
0
Number of Deaths Injured Missing
Incidents

The typhoons and monsoons that brought intense rainfalls combined with human
activities that triggered widespread flooding, landslides, and flash floods affected an
estimated total of 195,557 families or 639,999 people in the first half of 2022. The number of
people affected is only 1/5 of those affected the previous year, but slightly higher than in
2020. Recorded displacements, on the other hand, reached 77,267 families, higher than last
year’s 72,218 families displaced. (Chart 26)

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 Chart 26. Affected and Displaced Families and Persons due to Disasters
caused byCombination of Natural and Human-induced Hazrds, 2019 to Sem 1,
2022
3,500,000

3,007,879
3,000,000

2,500,000 2,284,714

2,000,000 2019

2020
1,500,000 2021
1,139,665
Sem 1, 2022
1,000,000 639,999
773,936
639,417
534,115 77,267
251,665 321,996
500,000 195,557
175,932 72,218 154,180
16,828 71,176
0
Affected families Affected persons Displaced families Displaced persons

Agriculture was worst hit, accounting for 60% of the total economic damage, excluding
agricultural infrastructure, facilities and equipment that sustained damage amounting to Php3.5
million. Infrastructure damage was valued at more than Php203 million, 39% of the total recorded
damage to properties, and 221% higher than the previous year. (Chart 27)

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 Chart 27. Economic Costs of Disasters caused by Combination of Natural
and Human-induced Hazrds (in million pesos),
2019 to Sem 1, 2022
1,200.00
1,064.69
1,001.31
1,000.00

800.00

2019
600.00
518.69 2020
2021
400.00
Sem 1, 2022
203.13
200.00 165.03 1.19
134.22
3.12
63.37
6.20 1.29 1.41 0.81 3.73 0.01
-
Economic Costs Agriculture Infrastructure Private
(in M)

Mindanao had the highest incidents of disasters due to a combination of natural and human
induced hazards, comprising 261 out of 320 incidents. (Table 27)

Among the crops affected, rice sustained the highest damage valued at Php170 million, followed
by fisheries at Php36 million, high value crops at Php27 million, corn at Php5.2 million, and
livestock and poultry at Php3.4 million. (Table 27)

Table 27. Disasters Due to a Combination of Natural and Human-Induced Hazards, 2019 to
Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Incidents 320 548 158 51
Island Groups Hit
Luzon 7 114 84
Visayas 52 137 7
Mindanao 261 98 23
Luzon and Visayas 3 44
Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao 196
Casualties 35 33 40
Deaths 12 19 15 23
Injured 3 10 12 8
Missing 4 6 6 9

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Affected barangays 698 3,087 1,229
Affected provinces 175 77
Affected families 195,557 773,936 175,932 534,115
Affected persons 639,999 3,007,879 639,417 2,284,714
Displaced families 77,267 72,218 16,828 251,665
in evacuation centers 22,368
Elsewhere 54,899
Displaced people 154,180 321,996 71,176 1,139,665
in evacuation centers 89,358
Elsewhere 64,822
Damaged and Destroyed
1,796 13,032 2,187
Houses
Affected Animals (Qty or
Heads) 3,234
Affected Crops, Fisheries,
Livestock and Poultry (in Php)
Fisheries 35,589,600
Livestock and poultry 3,903,820
Rice 174,161,190
Corn 8,045,232
Coconut 658,980
Corn and Banana 15,292,800
HVC 26,695,080
Mongo 6,025,600
assorted crops 34,077,703
Direct Economic Costs (Php) 518,688,426 1,064,694,674 165,026,539 6,201,784
Agriculture 1,407,100 1,001,310,377 134,217,939 1,285,684
Infrastructure 203,126,500 63,372,297 808,600 1,190,000
Agriculture and
3,123,910 30,000,000
Infrastructure
Private (Damage to Houses) 12,000 3,726,100
Agri and Infra 3,507,000
Agri Infra, Facilities, Eqpt
(dikes, spillway, irrigation) 307,523,916
Farmers and Fisherfolk
Affected 950
6,965
Total Areas Affected (Ha) 12,093 290 (incomplete)
Cost of Assistance, Total 39,802,195 119,661,205 31,946,765
DSWD 31,156,060 58,685,355 20,083,548
LGUs 8,646,135 17,291,892 11,649,017

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 DSWD/LGUs/Govt
Agencies 40,649,722
DA
NGOs 2,093,508 193,700
Others 940,728 20,500
Total Cost of Government
Assistance 39,802,195 116,626,969 31,732,565
% of Government Assistance
to Total Estimated Damages 7.67% 10.95% 19.23%

The worst floodings and landslides occurred during the heavy rainfall on January 14, 2022 in
Mindanao, affecting an estimated 172,854 people. The highest displacement recorded on the other
hand, was during the flooding caused by LPA on March 6, 2022 in various regions in Mindanao,
with 47,676 people displaced.

There were 127 recorded incidents of floodings and flash floods in the first semester of 2022,
already 73% of previous year’s figure of 174 incidents. It caused the death of three people, injured
three others, and rendered one person missing.

These affected 432,415 people from 393 barangays, which is 38% of previous year’s total of 1.13
million people.
These incidents triggered the displacements of 106,130 people, which was more than half of last
year’s displacements of 203,032 people. Recorded economic damages were worst in the first
semester of 2022 with Php272 million lost, followed by the damages in 2019 with Php164 million
losses incurred. (Table 28) These figures could be higher since some government reports had no
data on agricultural and infrastructural damages.

Table 28. Floodings and Flash floods, Comparative, 2019 to Sem 1, 2022

Sem 1, 2022 2021 2020 2019

Number of Incidents 127 174 103 38
Island Groups Hit
Luzon 5 75 32
Visayas 15 6
Mindanao 122 84 21
Luzon and Visayas 44
Casualties
Deaths 3 9 12 6
Injured 3 3 0 4
Missing 1 3 6 4
Affected barangays 393 1,126 1,129
Affected families 104,889 270,382 170,908 534,008
Affected persons 432,415 1,129,302 618,480 2,284,004

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Displaced families 34,472 46,043 13,686 251,606
in evacuation centers 14,417
Elsewhere 20,055
Displaced people 106,130 203,032 57,547 1,139,338
in evacuation centers 65,340
Elsewhere 40,790
Damaged and destroyed
869 6,668 2,125
houses
Affected Animals (Qty or
Heads) 3,234
Affected Crops, Fisheries,
Livestock and Poultry (in Php)
Fisheries 35,587,000
Livestock and poultry 3,433,220
Rice 169,767,688
Corn 5,252,970
HVC 26,695,080
Direct Economic Costs (Php) 87,598,034 164,217,939 6,201,784
Agriculture 60,512,034 134,217,939 1,285,684
Infrastructure 20,395,000 27,086,000 1,190,000
Agriculture and
Infrastructure 2,938,910
Private (Damage to
30,000,000 3,726,100
Houses)
Agri and Infra 3,507,000
Agri Infra, Facilities, Eqpt
(dikes, spillway, irrigation) 243,809,958
Total Value Loss in Agri 1,407,100
Farmers and Fisherfolk
Affected 950
Total Areas Affected
including Agri Areas (in has) 8,681

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Conclusion

The geographical and physical attributes of the Philippines make it highly exposed to natural
hazards. With the economic crisis so severe, disaster risk in the country is definitely particularly
high. Where extreme natural events and socio-economic crisis meet, disasters are imminent.
Heightened implementation of RA 10121 with greater participation of communities will help
improve disaster risk reduction and management. However, unless duty bearers make drastic
changes to address the root causes of disaster vulnerability, the Filipino people will perpetually
suffer both from disasters due to natural hazards and government neglect.

2022

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