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Philippines: conflict events in January 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

8events4 the month before
48est. deaths
11civilian deaths

Philippines saw 8 recorded events and 48 estimated deaths in January 2025. That is +100% compared with 4 events the month before.

88% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 11.

Events were concentrated in Negros Occidental province (2), Lanao del Sur province (2), Basilan province (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Philippines - CPP with 4 events.

Where events happened

2025-01-28: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2025-01-25: Government of Philippines vs IS (1 deaths)2025-01-22: Government of Philippines vs MILF (4 deaths)2025-01-20: Government of Philippines vs IS (1 deaths)2025-01-10: Government of Philippines vs CPP (1 deaths)2025-01-04: Government of Philippines vs CPP (3 deaths)2025-01-01: Government of Philippines vs CPP (26 deaths)2025-01-01: CPP vs Civilians (10 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Philippines, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Negros Occidental province24
Lanao del Sur province22
Basilan province14
Agusan del Norte province12

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Jan 2025—Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		26
1 Jan 2025—CPP vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian		10
22 Jan 2025Sumisip municipality
Basilan province		Government of Philippines vs MILF
State-based, 4 sources		4
4 Jan 2025Negros Occidental provinceGovernment of Philippines vs CPP
State-based, 1 civilian		3
28 Jan 2025Butuan municipality
Agusan del Norte province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		2
25 Jan 2025Piagapo municipality
Lanao del Sur province		Government of Philippines vs IS
State-based		1
20 Jan 2025Piagapo municipality
Lanao del Sur province		Government of Philippines vs IS
State-based		1
10 Jan 2025Sipalay City municipality
Negros Occidental province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Philippines7
CPP5
IS2
MILF1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based7
Non-state0
One-sided1

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.