Yes. UCDP lists 2 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Philippines.
None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Philippines: Government, 141 deaths in 2025.
Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →
Deaths recorded in Philippines in 2025
164in state-based fighting
0in fighting between armed groups
33in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Philippines (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.
Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1946
Philippines: Government
141deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
92deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
9,253total 1989–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (35 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Philippines vs CPP
1989highest: 1,5142026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).