The strongest storm to strike the Philippines this year has affected more than 1.7 million children.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the 21st to make landfall in 2025 in the country, strikes the archipelago still reeling from previous disasters

MANILA, 13 November 2025 – More than 1.7 million children are impacted by Super Typhoon Fung-wong, which made landfall in the Philippines on 9th November.

The severe storm has wreaked havoc on children’s homes, schools, and access to health services across 16 regions in the archipelago that is already exhausted by multiple climate-related and geophysical shocks this year.

“Children and their families are barely climbing out of one crisis before another strikes, pushing them back to zero. As the world experiences more frequent and intense climate shocks, the most vulnerable children should not have to pay the highest price,” said UNICEF Philippines Representative Kyungsun Kim.