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).
24 Oct: 38 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at the Philippines on 1 of the 1 day 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
Anger in the words of Philippines's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
PhilippinesThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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 0.9 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (0.8 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 & accidents23%25 stories
Rights & justice21%23 stories
Health18%19 stories
Conflict & violence16%17 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given15%16 stories
Displacement4%4 stories
Food & livelihood2%2 stories
Shelter & services2%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed40 Stories reporting arrests21 Stories reporting people affected8 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Philippines. Ring: the world. Measured over 107 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
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
Taiwan50 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Philippines38 in 100
of its 288 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Indonesia31 in 100
of its 85 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Malaysia28 in 100
of its 158 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Brunei14 in 100
of its 7 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 & disasters
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.