Philippines: MSF delivers medical aid after 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao
July 1, 2026Sarangani, 29 June 2026 - Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams have been providing medical and humanitarian emergency assistance to support communities severely affected by the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao, southern Philippines on June 8, 2026. The earthquake has claimed at least 78 lives, left hundreds injured, and forced thousands of families from their homes. In the days immediately following the disaster, reports indicated a...
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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi emergency response in Cebu
November 12, 2025Typhoon Kalmaegi (locally known as Tino) has ravaged at least eight regions across the Philippines, displacing approximately 400,000 people. Official figures (as of 9 November) report 162 deaths, 503 injuries, and 79 individuals still missing.Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are...
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Philippines: MSF works with rural communities to deliver aid after the Cebu earthquake
October 21, 2025On 30 September, a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines, claiming at least 76 lives and injuring hundreds more. Cebu province was hardest hit, with Bogo City—closest to the epicentre—bearing the brunt of the devastation. A Doctors Without Borders...
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Philippines: MSF launches response after Typhoon Rai leaves hundreds of casualties in its wake
January 20, 2022Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams will start providing medical and humanitarian assistance to communities on the remote islands of Dinagat, Siargao and other outlying areas, some of the worst affected by Typhoon Rai (local name: Odette), which...
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