Congress has set aside ₱39.8 billion for disaster response this year, a nearly 90% increase from the ₱21 billion allocated in 2025.
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan said the 2026 General Appropriations Act earmarks the funds as follows:
- ₱15.3B under the Calamity Fund for local government rehabilitation programs
- ₱12.5B for repair of damaged infrastructure
- ₱11B for relief and rehabilitation services and staff training
- ₱1B for adaptation projects under the People’s Survival Fund
“The disaster-response funds cover natural and human-induced calamities, epidemics as declared by the Department of Health, crises from armed conflicts, insurgency, terrorism, and other catastrophes,” Libanan explained.
The allocation comes after recent disasters, including floods and landslides in Mati City, Davao Oriental, and Monkayo, Davao de Oro that left seven dead, and Typhoon Basyang, which killed 12 and affected 232,550 residents across 517 barangays in Visayas and Mindanao.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Philippines topped the 2026 World Risk Index due to frequent natural hazards such as typhoons, floods, sea-level rise, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
Currently, three volcanoes — Mayon, Taal, and Kanlaon — are showing unrest.