15/09/2026
Between early August and early September 2026, consecutive tropical cyclones and an enhanced southwest monsoon flooded large parts of Luzon and the Visayas. At the peak of the event, 88 cities and municipalities were placed under a state of calamity, and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported roughly 8.8 million people affected across ten regions.
Events of this scale are not simply weather emergencies.The Philippines cannot prevent the southwest monsoon or the roughly 20 tropical cyclones that cross its area of responsibility each year. What is within the country’s control is how well it plans for, and builds around, that exposure. The open question is whether existing disaster risk policy is translating into results on the ground.
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Between early August and …