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This is a list of man-made disasters in the Philippines . This includes only acts that were not deliberately perpetrated and involved significant damage or loss of life.
Aerial disasters [ edit ] 17 March 1957 – 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash . A C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft flying from Cebu to Manila crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal in Balamban , Cebu. The crash killed 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including President Ramon Magsaysay . Several government officials, military officers, and journalists also died. The sole survivor was a reporter for the Philippine Herald , Nestor Mata .[1]
23 November 1960 – Philippine Air Lines Flight S26 . A Douglas DC-3 flying from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo to Manila International Airport crashed into Mount Baco in Mindoro , killing all 33 on board.[2]
12 September 1969 – Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 . A BAC One-Eleven flying from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila, struck a mango tree on a hill in Antipolo while on final approach. Of the 42 passengers and five crew members on board, only one passenger and one flight attendant survived.[3]
21 April 1970 – Philippine Airlines Flight 215 . A Hawker Siddeley HS-748-209 Srs. 2 flying from Cauayan Airport to Manila crashed near Cabanatuan , Nueva Ecija after an explosion in the lavatory, killing all 36 on board.[4]
21 October 1977 – A US Marine Corps helicopter crashed during a military exercise in Mindoro , killing 24 servicemen.[5]
26 February 1981 – A US Air Force C-130 plane crashed into the South China Sea , near Subic Bay Naval Base , killing 23 of 24 American, Philippine, Australian, and New Zealand military personnel aboard.[6]
26 June 1987 – Philippine Airlines Flight 206 . A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 flying from Manila to Loakan Airport , Baguio crashed into Mount Ugu, located between Itogon, Benguet and Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya , killing all 50 people on board.[7]
19 December 1987 – Philippine Airlines Flight 443 . All 15 people aboard a Short 360-300 flying from Cebu to Iligan-Maria Cristina Airport died when it crashed into Mount Gurain in Balindong, Lanao del Sur .[8]
11 May 1990 – Philippine Airlines Flight 143 . A Boeing 737–300 flying from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Iloilo City suffered an explosion in the central fuel tank and was consumed by fire in four minutes.[9]
18 May 1990 – Aerolift Philippines Flight 075 . A Beechcraft 1900 flying from NAIA to Surigao Airport crashed just after takeoff, killing all 19 passengers and 2 crew, as well as a family of four on the ground.[10]
2 February 1998 – Cebu Pacific Flight 387 . A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 flying from NAIA to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya in Gingoog, Misamis Oriental . The incident resulted in the deaths of all 104 passengers and crew on board.[11]
22 March 1998 – Philippine Airlines Flight 137 . An Airbus A320-214 overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic Airport . There were no fatalities among the crew and passengers, but three people died on the ground as the plane plowed through a residential area.[12]
7 December 1999 – Asian Spirit Flight 100 . A Let L-410 Turbolet flying from NAIA to Cauayan, Isabela crashed into a mountain between Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya and Cabarroguis, Quirino . All fifteen passengers and two crew died.[13]
19 April 2000 – Air Philippines Flight 541 . A Boeing 737-2H4 flying from NAIA to Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte while on final approach, killing all 124 passengers and 7 crew members.[14]
11 November 2002 – Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 . A Fokker F-27 Friendship flying from NAIA to Basco, Batanes crashed into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff.[15] [16]
2 April 2009 – 2009 Chemtrad plane crash . A light passenger plane crashed into the Sierra Madre Mountains in Baggao, Cagayan , killing all seven on board. The wreckage was found on April 14. [17]
10 December 2011 – 2011 Manila Beechcraft Queen Air crash . A twin-engine Beechcraft Queen Air light aircraft crashed into a slum and burst into flames in Parañaque , killing all three people on board and eleven on the ground. Twenty more people on the ground were injured.[18]
18 August 2012 – 2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash . A Piper PA-34 Seneca light aircraft with four people on board, including Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo , crashed in the sea near Masbate , while flying from Lapu-Lapu City to Naga, Camarines Sur . Robredo and two other occupants were killed in the accident.[19]
17 March 2018 – 2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash . A Piper PA-23 Apache crashed into a residential area in Plaridel , Bulacan , killing all five people (three passengers and two pilots) on board and five others on the ground.[20] [21]
1 September 2019 – 2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash . A Beechcraft King Air 350 crashed into a resort in Calamba, Laguna , while on a medevac flight from Dipolog to Manila.[22] [23]
4 July 2021 – 2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash . A Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed after an attempted landing at Jolo Airport in Sulu . 53 died, of which 50 people were on the aircraft and 3 on the ground.[24]
24 January 2023 – 2023 Divilacan Cessna crash . A Cessna 206 crashed into the Sierra Madre Mountains in Divilacan, Isabela , killing all six on board. The wreckage was found on March 9.[25] Maritime disasters [ edit ] Road transportation disasters [ edit ] 2 September 1954 – Fabrica train crash . A timber train carrying more than 100 passengers derailed and multiple wagons fell off a bridge in the village of Fabrica in Sagay , Negros Occidental . At least 82 people were killed.
6 January 1967 – 1967 Cavite bus crash . Two Catholic pilgrimage buses plunged off a cliff near a reinforced timber bridge in Indang after colliding with each other on a mountainous road, killing more than 80 people.
6 June 1969 – A bus navigating a sharp descending curve on a narrow mountain road near Baler, Quezon , plunged into a ravine and burst into flames. 40 people were killed and 32 were injured.[26]
30 April 1976 – At least 28 persons were killed in a bus crash near Manila .[27]
5 September 1977 – Sixteen persons were killed and 24 others were injured ater two speeding trucks crashed into a bus.[28]
20 December 1979 – A bus plunged into a river in Isabela , killing at least 50 people.[29]
23 May 1986 – A bus fell off a cliff and exploded in Hamtic, Antique , killing 23 people and injuring 15.[30]
3 January 1995 – An overloaded bus missed a bridge and fell off a ravine in Echague, Isabela , killing at least 31 people and injuring 36.[31]
5 October 1997 – A cargo truck collided into a mini-bus in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte , killing 25 people.[32] [clarification needed
21 January 1999 – A bus fell into a ravine after overshooting a sharp curve on Naguilian Road in Sablan, Benguet , killing 22 people.[33] [34]
31 October 1999 – An overloaded jeepney plunged into a ravine in Itogon, Benguet , killing 21 passengers out of 34 people on board.[35]
4 November 1999 – A bus fell into a ravine in Atok, Benguet , killing 19 people.[36]
25 December 2000 – A speeding bus was rear-ended and driven off a 13-meter embankment by another bus in Bansalan, Davao del Sur , killing 38.[37]
19 March 2001 – A speeding diesel tanker crashed into five vehicles before bursting into flames in Parañaque , killing 14 and injuring three.[38]
19 March 2001 – A cargo truck collided with a bus along the North Luzon Expressway in Bocaue, Bulacan , killing 12 and injuring 12.[38]
26 October 2001 – A bus hit a house crowded with mourners in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte , killing 21 and injuring six.[39]
2 February 2002 – A bus plunged off a ravine in Bokod, Benguet , killing 12 passengers and injuring several others.[40]
26 April 2002 – A collision between a jeepney and a bus in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya killed 11 and injured six.[41]
10 August 2002 – A van smashed into a speeding 10-wheeler cargo truck in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte , killing 11 and injuring two.[42]
24 November 2002 – A bus fell 30–40 feet into a creek in Tagkawayan, Quezon , killing 33 and injuring six.[43]
27 April 2003 – A jeep smashed into an oncoming bus on a mountain road in Tagkawayan, Quezon causing the bus to plunge into a ravine, killing 11 people and injuring 31.[44]
22 September 2003 – A bus collided with another bus and a van before plunging into a ravine in Gattaran, Cagayan , killing 14.[45]
27 September 2003 – A minibus ploughed into a waiting shed in Mariveles , Bataan killing 14.[46]
15 November 2003 – A jeepney rammed a stalled truck in Silay , Negros Occidental , killing 15.[47]
31 January 2004 – Two buses collided in Botolan, Zambales , killing 10.[48]
2 April 2005 – A bus collided with a jeepney in San Fabian, Pangasinan , killing 18.[49]
22 May 2005 – A bus slammed into a roadside boulder in Tuba, Benguet , killing 27.[50]
11 May 2006 – A van collided with a bus in Panabo, Davao del Norte , killing 11.[51]
28 October 2006 – A dump truck lost its brakes while maneuvering a downhill curve, causing it to smash into several vehicles before plowing through villagers celebrating a religious feast in Makilala, Cotabato , killing 18.[52]
2 February 2007 – A burning chemical truck exploded just as a bus was passing beside it in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur , killing over 50.[53]
22 July 2007 – A truck collided with a motorcycle in Calbayog, Samar , killing 13 and injuring 30.[54]
29 January 2008 – A packed van collided head-on with a truck loaded with cement bags on a narrow highway in Carmen, Cotabato , killing 14 and injuring 20.[55]
29 July 2008 – Two buses collided head-on in Pamplona, Camarines Sur , killing 13 people and injuring 30 others.[56]
27 August 2008 – A van carrying South Korean tourists crashed into a concrete wall in Bolinao , Pangasinan , killing ten passengers.[57]
28 March 2009 – A bus collided with a 10-wheeler hauler truck in Naga, Cebu , killing 14.[58]
8 October 2009 – A multicab and a truck collided in Nabunturan , Compostela Valley , killing 11 and injuring seven.[59]
28 October 2009 – A bus fell into an 80-foot ravine after colliding with two other vehicles on a bridge in Cauayan, Isabela , killing ten and injuring 21.[60]
15 February 2010 – A 30-seater jeepney and a trailer truck collided in Piat, Cagayan , killing 14 and injuring 13.[61]
7 March 2010 – A bus lost its brakes before slamming into a tree in Pugo, La Union , killing 12.[62]
13 June 2010 – 2010 Balamban, Cebu bus accident . 21 passengers, most of them Iranian students, died when their bus fell off a 30-foot ravine.[63]
3 July 2010 – A bus lost its brakes and rammed a concrete wall in Toledo, Cebu , killing 15.[64]
18 August 2010 – A bus lost its brakes before falling into a 30 m (98 ft) ravine in Sablan, Benguet , killing 41.[65]
1 December 2011 – A van slammed into a parked cargo truck in Malungon, Sarangani , killing 13 and injuring five.[66]
13 May 2012 – A jeepney plunged into a ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province , killing 11.[67]
21 July 2012 – A dump truck lost its brakes and fell sideways near Caibiran, Biliran , killing 14 and injuring 10.[68]
2 October 2012 – A 14-wheeler truck rammed a jeep in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte , killing 13.[69]
19 October 2013 – 2013 Atimonan road crash . Three buses and four trucks collided in Quezon ; 20 were killed and 54 injured.[70]
16 December 2013 – 2013 Metro Manila Skyway bus accident . A bus fell off the Metro Manila Skyway in Parañaque , killing 18 and injuring 20.[71]
7 February 2014 – 2014 Mountain Province bus accident . 17 passengers killed when their bus fell off a 150-meter ravine in Bontoc .[72]
20 February 2017 – 2017 Tanay bus accident . A tourist bus carrying more than 50 passengers lost control and hit an electric post in Rizal . 15 people were killed and 40 injured.[73]
18 April 2017 – 2017 Nueva Ecija bus accident . A 45-seater bus carrying 77 passengers fell into a ravine in Carranglan , killing 31 and injuring 46.[74]
25 December 2017 – 20 passengers were killed after their jeep collided with a bus in Agoo, La Union .[75]
20 March 2018 – 19 passengers died after a bus careened off a winding dirt road and fell into a ravine in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro .[76]
21 May 2019 – 10 persons died while 20 others were injured after a jeep rolled over in Libon, Albay .[77]
8 June 2019 – 13 persons died while 41 others were injured a jeep fell into a ravine in San Fernando, Camarines Sur .[78]
17 September 2019 – A truck fell down a ravine in T'Boli, South Cotabato , killing 20 people and injuring 12.[79]
31 October 2019 – 19 people were killed and 21 others were injured after a truck they rented fell into a ravine in Conner, Apayao .[80]
12 January 2022 – At least 11 people were killed after a small truck packed with partygoers, including children, overturned in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental .[81]
4 August 2022 – 10 died in a collision involving a ten-wheeler hauler truck, a van fully loaded with passengers, and a pick-up truck in General Santos .[82]
5 December 2023 – A bus fell into a ravine in Hamtic, Antique, killing 18 passengers and injuring ten.[83]
21 February 2024 – A truck loaded with passengers fell into a ravine in Mabinay , Negros Oriental, killing 15 people and injuring two.[84]
25 March 2024 – A van collided with a truck and caught fire in Antipas, Cotabato , killing 17 people and injuring four.[85] Fires and Explosions [ edit ] 7 February 1966 – 1966 Iloilo City fire . A massive fire destroyed nearly three quarters of the central business district of Iloilo City .[86]
22 January 1975 – 51 people were killed after a fire swept through a factory in a commercial building in Marikina, Rizal .[87] [88]
16 December 1977 – 32 patients were killed by a fire in a mental hospital near Manila.[89]
3 January 1978 – 11 worshipers died after a fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in Manila.[90]
9 July 1978 – At least 11 persons were killed after a fire broke out in a theater complex in Manila.[91]
29 March 1979 – A fire in a discothèque and massage parlor in Manila killed 15 people.[92]
6 February 1983 – Fifteen workers died in a coal mine explosion in Danao, Cebu caused by a cigarette.[93] [94] [95] [96]
25 October 1984 – An arson attack on the Pines Hotel in Baguio killed 25 people, including eight Americans.[97]
13 February 1985 – A suspected arson attack at the Regent of Manila Hotel by the escaped suspect in the Pines Hotel fire killed 27 people.[98]
29 August 1994 – 119 people were killed in an explosion at a coal mine operated by the Philippine National Oil Company in Malangas , Zamboanga del Sur .[99] [100]
18 March 1996 – Ozone Disco fire . 162 people, mostly students celebrating the end of the academic term, died in a nightclub fire in Quezon City .[101]
16 May 1998 – A fire gutted the Lung Center of the Philippines and the adjacent National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City, killing 22 patients in the first hospital.[102] [103]
3 December 1998 – A fire devastated the Bahay Kalinga orphanage , run by women's organization Asociacion de Damas de Filipinas Inc. , in Paco, Manila , with at least 30 people confirmed dead, mostly children who admitted there.[104] [105] [106]
28 February 2000 – An explosion at a gold mine at Mount Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley killed 11 miners.[107]
18 August 2001 – Manor Hotel fire . 74 people died in a hotel fire in Quezon City.[108]
26 October 2005 – An explosion occurred inside a gold mine tunnel in Mount Diwata, killing at least 32 people, with five others missing and feared dead.[109]
19 October 2007 - 2007 Glorietta explosion . 11 people died and hundreds more injured after an explosion inside the Glorietta shopping complex at Ayala Center in Makati . Police claimed it was caused by a gas explosion, through suspicions linger on whether it was a bomb attack.
19 December 2010 - A fire at a pension house in Tuguegarao , Cagayan , killed 16.[110]
31 May 2013 - 2013 Serendra explosion . A gas leak led to an explosion inside a condominium complex in Bonifacio Global City , Taguig that hurled a chunk of concrete wall into a road, killing three passengers of a passing delivery van and injuring five others.
13 May 2015 – Kentex slipper factory fire . 74 people died in a factory fire in Valenzuela .[111]
1 February 2017 – HTI factory fire . 5 people died after a factory fire inside the Cavite Export Processing Zone in General Trias .[112]
23 December 2017 – 2017 Davao City mall fire . 39 people died in a fire that destroyed the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) shopping mall.[113]
18 March 2018 – 2018 Manila Pavilion Hotel fire . 6 people died in a hotel fire in the Ermita district of Manila.[114]
2 October 2019 – Star City fire . An electrical fire razed the Star City amusement park and the adjacent Manila Broadcasting Company building in Pasay .[115]
21-23 May 2023 - The Manila Central Post Office was gutted by a fire that started from a leaking car battery.[116]
31 August 2023 - A fire at a house doubling as a t-shirt factory in Quezon City killed 15.[117] Structural and Infrastructure failures [ edit ] 17 November 1981 - During the construction of the Manila Film Center , the scaffolding[118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] Marcos dictatorship .
4 June 1988 - Mine tunnels collapsed on Mount Lablab, Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte , killing at least 27 people.[125]
30 May 1989 - A mining community in Mount Diwata , Monkayo , then part of Davao del Norte , collapsed from heavy rain, resulting in the deaths of thousands, mostly miners.[126]
26 December 1997 - Heavy rains caused the collapse of the gold mine tunnels in Mount Diwata, killing 80 miners.[127] Environmental disasters [ edit ] 2 January 1992 – The tailings dam broke at Number Two tailings storage facility of Philex Mining Corporation's Padcal mine in Tuba, Benguet , releasing 80 million cubic metres of effluent.[128]
6 September 1995 – Apparent explosions caused by "treasure-hunting" activities triggered the collapse of the crater wall of Mt. Parker in T'boli, South Cotabato , overflowing Lake Maughan atop, and devastating mostly tribal communities. At least 70 people were reported killed while 125 were missing, with damages worth ₱ 346-million.[129]
24 March 1996 – Marcopper mining disaster . A fracture in the drainage tunnel of a large pit containing leftover mine tailings belonging to a Canadian firm led to a discharge of toxic mine waste into the Makulapnit-Boac river system in Marinduque , causing flash flooding, extensive contamination, adverse health effects and the biological death of the river system.
August–September 1999 – Sixty-eight residents mysteriously died in Clark , Pampanga . A task force found out that the deaths were caused by tons of toxic waste abandoned in the former US air base .[130]
10 July 2000 - Payatas landslide . More than 200 people died when a large volume of garbage stored at the Payatas Dumpsite in Quezon City collapsed into nearby settlements.[131]
11 August 2006 – Guimaras oil spill . An oil tanker , MT Solar 1 , sank off the coasts of Guimaras and Negros Occidental , causing some 500,000 litres (110,000 imp gal; 130,000 US gal) of oil to pour into Panay Gulf in an oil spill .[132] [133]
August 2012 – Padcal tailings spills . A series of mine tailings spills from Tailings Pond 3 of the Philex Mining Corporation's Padcal mine in Tuba, Benguet, that resulted in the release of a total of 21 million tonnes of solids.[134] [135]
28 February 2023 – Oriental Mindoro oil spill . An oil tanker, MT Princess Empress , sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro , causing 900,000 litres of oil to pour into Tablas Strait in an oil spill that also affected Antique , Palawan and Batangas .[136] [137] [138] Miscellaneous [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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