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Philippines: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

7events4 the month before
19est. deaths
4civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 7 organized-violence events in Philippines, with 19 estimated deaths. That is +75% compared with 4 events the month before.

86% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

Events were concentrated in Maguindanao del Sur province (1), Cotabato province (1), Negros Occidental province (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Philippines - CPP with 5 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-29: Government of Philippines vs CPP (1 deaths)2026-03-28: Government of Philippines vs IS (5 deaths)2026-03-22: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2026-03-22: Government of Philippines vs CPP (2 deaths)2026-03-21: Government of Philippines vs CPP (3 deaths)2026-03-17: Government of Philippines vs CPP (1 deaths)2026-03-03: MILF vs MNLF (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Philippines, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Maguindanao del Sur province15
Cotabato province15
Negros Occidental province13
Surigao del Sur province12
Sorsogon province12
Occidental Mindoro province11
Negros Oriental province11

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
28 Mar 2026Shariff Aguak municipality
Maguindanao del Sur province		Government of Philippines vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		5
3 Mar 2026Midsayap municipality
Cotabato province		MILF vs MNLF
Non-state, 3 civilian, 3 sources		5
21 Mar 2026Kabankalan City municipality
Negros Occidental province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		3
22 Mar 2026Donsol municipality
Sorsogon province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based, 1 civilian		2
22 Mar 2026Lanuza municipality
Surigao del Sur province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		2
29 Mar 2026San Jose municipality
Occidental Mindoro province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		1
17 Mar 2026Guihulngan municipality
Negros Oriental province		Government of Philippines vs CPP
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Philippines6
CPP5
IS1
MILF1
MNLF1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based6
Non-state1
One-sided0

All months

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