{"id":9630,"date":"2025-08-20T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbv.or.jp\/en\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:58:13","slug":"havoc-in-the-philippines-as-typhoons-strike-relief-efforts-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbv.or.jp\/en\/news\/havoc-in-the-philippines-as-typhoons-strike-relief-efforts-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Havoc in the Philippines as Typhoons Strike: Relief Efforts Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a series of devastating weather events, the Philippines was struck by six typhoons between October and November 2024, claiming more than 160 lives and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents. The impact has been particularly severe on Catanduanes Island, off southeastern Luzon, where local fishing communities were left reeling after Typhoon Manny made landfall on November 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PBV has launched a comprehensive aid program in partnership with the local NGO People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network (PDRRN<\/a>). The initiative targets 21 small-scale fishermen, focusing on vulnerable households including those with pregnant women, elderly members, and children.<\/p>\n\n\n

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By May’s end, eight fishermen whose boats were completely destroyed had received new fiberglass vessels, while sixteen others were provided with essential fishing nets. Reports indicate that many recipients have already returned to sea, marking a crucial step towards recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the region faces ongoing challenges. Since late July, monsoon rains and subsequent typhoons Wipha and Komei have triggered fresh flooding and landslides across Luzon Island. PBV remains committed to working alongside PDRRN to continue its projects and assess new damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DONATE NOW<\/a>\u00a0to support PBV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a series of devastating weather events, the Philippines was struck by six typhoons between October and November 2024, claiming more than 160 lives and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents. The impact has been particularly severe on Catanduanes Island, off southeastern Luzon, where local fishing communities were left reeling after Typhoon Manny made landfall on November 16. PBV has launched a comprehensive aid program in partnership with the local NGO People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network (PDRRN). The initiative targets 21 small-scale fishermen, focusing on vulnerable households including those with pregnant women, elderly members, and children. By May’s end, eight fishermen whose boats were completely destroyed had received new fiberglass […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,416,145],"class_list":["post-9630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-disaster-relief","tag-pdrrn","tag-typhoon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t