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Humanitarian Context
The Philippines is a mid-lower income state with huge disparity of incomes in spite of higher government spending and unprecedented economic growth compared to before. It is ranked 116th of 187 countries in the United Nation’s Human Development Report in 2015. While policies exist at the national level, their development lacks full stakeholder participation. Moreover, the state’s structural weaknesses impede their implementation at the local level. These weaknesses, likewise, prevent the delivery of social services to the poorer layers of the population.
For many years, the Philippines has suffered the tragic consequences of an armed conflict between the government and various separatist groups in different parts of the country, particularly in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), resulting in the displacement of thousands of people and in an acute need for humanitarian assistance. The 2012 agreement on the framework for ending the conflict between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is expected to create a suitable environment for peace and development in ARMM. But, until a meaning full solution is found for the decades-long conflict, affected communities and vulnerable sections of the population are expected to remain with limited access to basic services.
The latest of these mass displacements occurred in May 2017, when a confrontation between the Army and the Islamic State left the city of Marawi empty. Thousands of women, children and men left their homes due to a conflict that does not exist in international agendas.
The Philippines also has a high vulnerability to natural disasters, because of its geographical location. Typhoons, storms, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and droughts are among its most common natural phenomena, causing significant loss of life, material, economic resources and basic services. Awareness and adaptation of Disaster Risk Reduction issues and Disaster Risk Management Law is weak, calling for more capacity-building, education and awareness, not just on disaster activities but on preparedness activities, as well.
Philippines
managed by
ACF SPAIN
launch date
2000
areas of intervention
Manila, Zamboanga, Cotabato, Compostela Valley, Masbate, Surigao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao
414,860
beneficiaries
265,510
water, sanitation and hygiene
78,823
food security and livelihoods / shelter
119
workers
4
expatriates
115
national staff
265,510
water, sanitation and hygiene
78,823
food security and livelihoods / shelter
4
expatriates
115
national staff