At least 19 people have died and four remain missing in the Philippines following landslides and floods triggered by the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones, officials said on August 11, 2026 [1]. The extreme weather has affected more than 2.27 million people across multiple regions, with 94,990 currently sheltering in 919 evacuation centers [1].
The disasters have damaged approximately 684 houses, including 45 fully destroyed, along with widespread infrastructure and agricultural losses. Infrastructure damage is estimated at 1.45 billion pesos (about $23 million), while agricultural losses total around 135.33 million pesos [1].
Heavy rains and landslides hit areas including Baguio City, Benguet, Rizal, Batangas, La Union, Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Bicol, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Cordillera Administrative Region, Mimaropa, and Calabarzon [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Laurence Mina, assistant secretary at the Office of Civil Defense, said, "The reported causes of death included landslides, rockslides, fallen trees, electrocution and drowning" [6]. He added that "tens of thousands were evacuated to hundreds of government-run emergency shelters" [3].
Earlier reports showed a rising death toll with variations in missing persons and affected numbers. On August 9, about 382,000 people were affected in eight regions, with six confirmed dead and 148 houses damaged [4, 5]. By August 10, deaths rose to at least 12 with eight missing and nearly 586,000 individuals impacted in nine regions and 33 provinces. Around 4,866 people were preemptively evacuated [2, 3, 6].
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered government workers in Metro Manila and over a dozen provinces to work remotely and schools to implement alternative learning on August 10 due to the conditions [2]. Initial evacuation centers sheltered about 2,200 families, with many others staying outside designated shelters [4, 5].
The ongoing coordination efforts aim to support the nearly 95,000 displaced persons and repair damaged homes and infrastructure. Response teams continue to assess areas affected by the floods and landslides.
Further updates are expected as authorities conduct search and recovery operations for the four missing persons and monitor weather conditions impacting the region [1].
