The Philippines ranked 9th in the world as the most affected country from extreme weather events in the 2020 World Risk Index (WRI) with a score of 20.96 (Table 1). On November 2020, Super Typhoon Goni (Rolly), the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone during the year brought torrential rains, violent winds, storm surges, and massive flooding all over Luzon. The Pacific island state of Vanuatu leads the index as the country with the highest disaster risk at 49.74.
