Rebuilding El Nido After Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino)

When Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino) made landfall in El Nido on 5 November 2025, families, cooperatives, and community institutions across Northern Palawan faced widespread damage. Strong winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges disrupted daily life, affected essential services, and impacted the livelihoods that sustain local communities.

Ayala Foundation is working closely with partner cooperatives, households, and local leaders to support recovery efforts that uphold dignity, strengthen resilience, and restore essential community functions.

What Was Affected

Households

More than 300 families experienced significant damage to their homes and essential belongings. Many lost roofing, backyard crops, tools for daily work, and school materials for their children. Supporting household repair is critical to restoring stability, safety, and the ability to return to work and learning.

Community Infrastructure

Facilities that serve as anchors of community life were also hit hard:

• 46 schools need roofing and classroom repairs
• 18 health centers require rehabilitation to resume safe services
• 18 barangay halls must be repaired to restore local coordination and community support

Rebuilding these spaces ensures continued access to education, healthcare, and local governance—core services for recovery.

Cooperative Livelihoods

Six Ayala Foundation–assisted cooperatives suffered damage to assets essential to their work—boats, kayaks, market stalls, solar panels, small processing centers, and boardwalks. These enterprises are vital sources of income for many households. Restoring their operations helps families regain economic stability and drive community-led recovery.

What Your Support Makes Possible

Immediate Priorities

• Shelter repair and roofing materials for affected households
• Rehabilitation of damaged schools and health centers
• Repair of barangay halls for community coordination
• Replacement of livelihood assets and facilities for cooperatives

Building Long-Term Resilience

Beyond immediate repairs, recovery efforts include:

• Training on disaster-resilient enterprise practices
• Business continuity planning and improved market linkages
• Climate-proofing of rebuilt structures
• Integrating disaster risk reduction and ecosystem restoration into community plans

Join Us in Rebuilding El Nido

Your support helps restore safe homes, livelihood opportunities, and essential community spaces—the foundations families need to move forward with strength and dignity.

Together, we can help El Nido rise stronger and build a more resilient future.