Marcos Jr. has recently declared that the frequent and severe flooding caused by typoons in the Philippines should now be considered the “new normal.” He made these remarks following widespread devastation brought about by recent weather systems, including Typhoon Co-May and enhanced southwest monsoon rains, which led to significant flooding across many parts of the country, causing deaths and displacements.
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) through its chief information officer, Marco Valbuena, extends profoundest sympathies and solidarity to the millions of Filipinos who have suffered tremendous losses due to widespread floods and landslides over the past week. This come as a result of heavy rains brought about by successive typhoons Crising, Dante and Emong, which combined with southwest (Habagat) monsoon rains that have swept across Luzon and parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
As of July 24, 2025, at least 12 people have died and eight remain missing. Over 2.7 million people have been affected nationwide, with tens of thousands displaced from their homes and seeking refuge in evacuation centers. Widespread destruction of homes has left many without adequate shelter. Families are returning to unsafe areas due to a lack of resettlement options. Access to safe water and sanitation facilities has been severely disrupted, exacerbating pre-existing fragilities. This raises concerns about disease outbreaks. Schools have been shut down in affected areas, impacting the learning of millions of children.
The damage to agriculture is estimated at 366.38 million pesos (approximately $6.5 million USD), affecting rice, corn, high-value crops, fisheries, and livestock, impacting thousands of farmers and fisherfolk. The damage to infrastructure totals 3.77 billion pesos (approximately $66.5 million USD), including national roads, bridges, and flood control structures. Many roads remain impassable due to soil collapse, high water elevation, or road cuts.
The Philippines, being highly vulnerable to tropical cyclones, experiences an average of 20 typhoons annually. The increasing intensity and frequency of these storms, attributed to climate change, continue to pose significant challenges to the nation’s humanitarian and economic stability.
According to the CPP, “devastating floods across the country are a direct consequence of the relentless drive for profit by big business and their foreign corporate and financial partners, and for kickbacks of corrupt bureaucrat capitalists under the current Marcos regime, as well as previous regimes. This is a stark reflection of the gross state of the semicolonial and semifeudal system in the Philippines, that serve the interests of the imperialists and the local ruling classes, to the detriment of the people’s rights and welfare, and the environment.
The Party urges the people, especially victims of the recent and past catastrophes, to get organized and demand compensation for the disaster caused by the policies of the Marcos regime. They must work with progressive scientists, researchers and environmentalists to expose and condemn the destruction caused by the policies and priorities of the Marcos regime, and demand a stop to disaster-inducing projects.