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Philippines: conflict events in March 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

6events4 the month before
17est. deaths
1civilian deaths

Philippines saw 6 recorded events and 17 estimated deaths in March 2025. That is +50% compared with 4 events the month before.

83% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

Events were concentrated in Negros Occidental province (2), Maguindanao del Norte province (1), Northern Samar province (1).

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

Where events happened

2025-03-17: Government of Philippines vs IS (4 deaths)2025-03-16: Government of Philippines vs CPP (3 deaths)2025-03-11: CPP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-08: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2025-03-01: Government of Philippines vs CPP (1 deaths)2025-03-01: Government of Philippines vs CPP (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Philippines, March 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Negros Occidental province23
Maguindanao del Norte province14
Northern Samar province13
Sultan Kudarat province11

Deadliest events, March 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Mar 2025Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based
6
17 Mar 2025Bariria municipality
Maguindanao del Norte province
Government of Philippines vs IS
State-based, 2 sources
4
16 Mar 2025Mapanas municipality
Northern Samar province
Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based
3
8 Mar 2025Cadiz City municipality
Negros Occidental province
Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based, 2 sources
2
11 Mar 2025E.B. Magalona municipality
Negros Occidental province
CPP vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
1 Mar 2025Palimbang municipality
Sultan Kudarat province
Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based
1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Philippines5
CPP5
IS1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based5
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.