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Philippines: conflict events in December 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

11events5 the month before
23est. deathsrange 22–23
2civilian deaths

Philippines saw 11 recorded events and 23 estimated deaths in December 2025. That is +120% compared with 5 events the month before. The death toll range is 22 to 23.

91% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

Events were concentrated in Negros Occidental province (3), Camarines Sur province (2), Northern Samar province (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Philippines - CPP with 7 events.

Where events happened

2025-12-23: Government of Philippines vs CPP (5 deaths)2025-12-23: Government of Philippines vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-12-19: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2025-12-19: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2025-12-16: Government of Philippines vs MILF (5 deaths)2025-12-14: Government of Philippines vs IS (1 deaths)2025-12-10: Government of Philippines vs CPP (1 deaths)2025-12-07: Government of Philippines vs IS (1 deaths)2025-12-07: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2025-12-03: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2025-12-02: Government of Philippines vs CPP (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Philippines, December 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Negros Occidental province34
Camarines Sur province27
Northern Samar province23
Maguindanao del Sur province22
Cotabato province15
Samar province12

Deadliest events, December 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 Dec 2025Lagonoy municipality
Camarines Sur province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based, 2 sources		5
16 Dec 2025Kabacan municipality
Cotabato province		Government of Philippines vs MILF
State-based		5
19 Dec 2025Las Navas municipality
Northern Samar province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		2
19 Dec 2025Balatan municipality
Camarines Sur province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based, 2 sources		2
7 Dec 2025Calatrava municipality
Negros Occidental province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based, 1 civilian		2
3 Dec 2025San Jose De Buan municipality
Samar province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		2
23 Dec 2025Kabankalan City municipality
Negros Occidental province		Government of Philippines vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
0–1
14 Dec 2025Datu Abdullah Sangki municipality
Maguindanao del Sur province		Government of Philippines vs IS
State-based		1
10 Dec 2025Silvino Lobos municipality
Northern Samar province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		1
7 Dec 2025Shariff Aguak municipality
Maguindanao del Sur province		Government of Philippines vs IS
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Philippines11
CPP7
IS2
MILF1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based10
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.