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Returning to the life they knew: Joanna’s story after Typhoon Opong (Bualoi)

PALANAS, MASBATE ─ Joanna Pilapil, 40 years old, grew up in the same barangay where she and her husband, Richie, are now raising their three children. In Barangay Miabas, their humble home kept them safe for years. Now, Joanna and her family find themselves struggling to rebuild the life they had before the devastation left […]

Philippines in state of national calamity after Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) leaves widespread devastation

Barely recovering from a series of calamities in the last month, another disaster, Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi), caused extensive destruction across several regions in the Philippines. After intensifying into a typhoon on 3 November 2025, Tino moved across the Visayas and Caraga regions before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility, leaving widespread displacement and […]

Water, Hygiene, and Hope: The Morales Family’s Recovery After Typhoon Opong (Bualoi)

PALANAS, MASBATE — After Typhoon Opong (international name: Bualoi) devastated their home in the municipality of Palanas, Masbate, on the night of September 26, Diolito and Lorna Morales faced unimaginable challenges. With only a small kitchen left as their shelter and the prices of basic goods rising, ensuring that their five-year-old grandchild and family had […]

Starting over after Typhoon Opong (Bualoi): Myra’s story

BALENO, MASBATE — When Typhoon Opong (international name: Bulaoi) struck Barangay Cagara in Baleno, countless families saw their lives turned upside down overnight. Among them was Myra (41), a mother of five, facing the challenge of starting over after losing nearly everything to the typhoon. Myra is not originally from Baleno. She grew up in […]

Action Against Hunger Responds to the Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake in Cebu

CEBU, PHILIPPINES ─ On the night of 30 September 2025, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Cebu, its epicenter just outside Bogo City. The tremor, felt at Intensity VII (Destructive) on the PHIVOLCS scale, toppled homes and buildings, cut power and water supplies, and left entire communities in fear as thousands of aftershocks continued to […]

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Returning to the life they knew: Joanna’s story after Typhoon Opong (Bualoi)

PALANAS, MASBATE ─ Joanna Pilapil, 40 years old, grew up in the same barangay where she and her husband, Richie, are now raising their three children. In Barangay Miabas, their humble home kept them safe for years. Now, Joanna and her family find themselves struggling to rebuild the life they had before the devastation left […]

Philippines in state of national calamity after Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) leaves widespread devastation

Barely recovering from a series of calamities in the last month, another disaster, Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi), caused extensive destruction across several regions in the Philippines. After intensifying into a typhoon on 3 November 2025, Tino moved across the Visayas and Caraga regions before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility, leaving widespread displacement and […]

Water, Hygiene, and Hope: The Morales Family’s Recovery After Typhoon Opong (Bualoi)

PALANAS, MASBATE — After Typhoon Opong (international name: Bualoi) devastated their home in the municipality of Palanas, Masbate, on the night of September 26, Diolito and Lorna Morales faced unimaginable challenges. With only a small kitchen left as their shelter and the prices of basic goods rising, ensuring that their five-year-old grandchild and family had […]

MERT Assessment in Hermosa Bataan

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER DELIVERS LIFESAVING AID AFTER TRIPLE STORM EMERGENCY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Within just one week, three consecutive tropical cyclones—Crising, Dante, and Typhoon Emong (internationally named Wipha, Francisco, and Co-may, respectively)—struck the Philippines, affecting 34 provinces across Luzon, Visayas, and some parts of Mindanao. These storms, intensified by the Southwest Monsoon, unleashed widespread flooding, landslides, and destruction, underscoring the growing toll of climate change on the country’s […]

A SPIRIT OF BAYANIHAN IN ACTION : WORKING TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS AND EMPOWERED CHILDREN

Action Against Hunger Philippines, in partnership with UNICEF and with funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, continues to work closely with local governments to implement the “Typhoon Odette Recovery and Rehabilitation Towards Climate-Resilient Programme”, in Siargao Island. At the heart of this initiative is a shared commitment to improve WASH […]

WE STRIVE
FOR A
WORLD FREE
FROM
HUNGER.

Our mission is to save lives.
We take decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger.

WE STRIVE FOR A WORLD FREE FROM HUNGER.

Our mission is to save lives. We take decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger.

WHAT WE DO

FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS

WATER, SANITATION, & HYGIENE

NUTRITION & HEALTH

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

OUR IMPACT

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PEOPLE

Worldwide, Action Against Hunger has reached more than 3 million people in 2022.

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FILIPINOS

In the Philippines, we have helped over 800,000 Filipinos in 2022

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PROVINCES

Last year, we were present in 11 provinces in the Philippines.

“With the provided repair materials,
I feel glad for my community that we
can return to our normal lives of
having access to functioning
sanitation facilities.”

JOVELYN PORTA

Volunteer, Emergency WASH Response
Burgos, Siargao

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