109 of its 288 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at the Philippines on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 109 of its 288 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Philippines: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
PhilippinesThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightOctober 2026
18 Oct
Manilaaccidents & disasters
19 stories, 3 outlets
18 Oct
Santo Tomasprotests & strikes
5 stories, 5 outlets
21 Oct
Philippineaccidents & disasters
28 stories, 14 outlets
22 Oct
Babuyan Islandsaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 5 outlets
24 Oct
Philippineaccidents & disasters
49 stories, 39 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at the Philippines mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 117 million people live in the Philippines. Over these days its news carried 5.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents24%156 stories
Health24%156 stories
Rights & justice24%156 stories
Conflict & violence9%56 stories
Food & livelihood7%44 stories
Shelter & services6%41 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%29 stories
Displacement2%10 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed110 Stories reporting arrests103 Stories reporting people affected66 Stories reporting people injured21 Stories reporting abductions7 Stories reporting people displaced5 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Philippines. Ring: the world. Measured over 654 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Philippines in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Philippines's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia32 in 100 of its 1,187 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Taiwan28 in 100 of its 872 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Philippines21 in 100
of its 3,139 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Malaysia21 in 100
of its 1,482 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Brunei8 in 100
of its 63 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disastersProtests & strikes
Philippines (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
accidents24 Oct12 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.