Cebu Earthquake
Cebu Earthquake
The tremor affected approximately 748,000 individuals, damaging homes, public infrastructure, and essential services.
Based on the report of the Disaster Response Operation Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) as of 24 October 2025, approximately 23,392 individuals (5,854 families) remain displaced.
These displaced populations, which include home-based IDPs and IDPs in communal spaces, refugees, asylum seekers, populations at risk of statelessness, and host communities, continue to face difficult living conditions, including overcrowding, limited access to clean water and sanitation, and heightened protection risks.
The prolonged displacement has disrupted livelihoods, education, and healthcare services, deepening the vulnerability of affected groups, especially children, older persons, persons with disabilities, and women.
Emergency Situation Reports:
PROTECTION ISSUES AND NEEDS
- Safety and Security
- Tenure Security and Protection Against Forced Eviction
- Access to Shelter
- Access to Basic Services and Infrastructure
- Protection of Vulnerable Groups
- Access to Health Services
- Inclusion and Equity in Humanitarian Response
- Livelihoods and Economic Recovery
- Coordination and Protection Monitoring
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
PROVISION OF LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE
In the immediate aftermath, local and national authorities, along with humanitarian partners, launched emergency response operations, including search and rescue, relief distribution, and temporary shelter support.
SHELTER FOR DISPLACED FAMILIES
The government and other humanitarian actors established tent cities to serve as temporary shelter for people forced to flee their homes.
PROTECTION COORDINATION AND MONITORING
In support of the government-led response, UNHCR is working closely with partners to assess protection needs, strengthen protection coordination & monitoring, implement cash-based protection assistance, and advocate for durable solutions, including access to essential services.
Moving forward, UNHCR is working closely with government counterparts and humanitarian partners to implement cash-based protection assistance, strengthen protection coordination and monitoring and advocate for durable solutions, including access to essential services. These efforts are aligned with broader early recovery and resilience-building strategies to ensure that no one is left behind in the path to recovery.