This is a list of man-made disasters in the Philippines. It only contains acts that were not deliberately perpetrated and involved significant damage or loss of life.
Air disasters
May 18, 1947 – Lili Marlene, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashed in Mount Makaturing near Dansalan, Lanao, killing Col. Edwin Andrews, head of the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC, later the Philippine Air Force) and 17 others on board, including government officials. March 17, 1957 – 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash. A C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft flying from Cebu to Manila crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal in Balamban, Cebu. The crash killed 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including President Ramon Magsaysay. Several government officials, military officers, and journalists also died. The sole survivor was a reporter for the Philippine Herald, Nestor Mata. November 23, 1960 – Philippine Air Lines Flight S26. A Douglas DC-3 flying from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo to Manila International Airport crashed into Mount Baco in Mindoro, killing all 33 on board. September 12, 1969 – Philippine Air Lines Flight 158. A BAC One-Eleven flying from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila, struck a mango tree on a hill in Antipolo while on final approach. Of the 42 passengers and five crew members on board, only one passenger and one flight attendant survived. April 21, 1970 – Philippine Airlines Flight 215. A Hawker Siddeley HS-748-209 Srs. 2 flying from Cauayan Airport to Manila crashed near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija after an explosion in the lavatory, killing all 36 on board. October 21, 1977 – A US Marine Corps helicopter crashed during a military exercise in Mindoro, killing 24 servicemen. February 26, 1981 – A US Air Force C-130 plane crashed into the South China Sea, near Subic Bay Naval Base, killing 23 of 24 American, Philippine, Australian, and New Zealand military personnel aboard. June 26, 1987 – Philippine Airlines Flight 206. A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 flying from Manila to Loakan Airport, Baguio crashed into Mount Ugu, located between Itogon, Benguet and Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, killing all 50 people on board. December 19, 1987 – Philippine Airlines Flight 443. All 15 people aboard a Short 360-300 flying from Cebu to Iligan-Maria Cristina Airport died when it crashed into Mount Gurain in Balindong, Lanao del Sur. May 11, 1990 – Philippine Airlines Flight 143. A Boeing 737–300 flying from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Iloilo City suffered an explosion in the central fuel tank and was consumed by fire in four minutes. 8 people on board died. May 18, 1990 – Aerolift Philippines Flight 075. A Beechcraft 1900 flying from NAIA to Surigao Airport crashed just after takeoff, killing all 19 passengers and 2 crew, as well as a family of four on the ground. October 27, 1993 – A Beechcraft 1900 flying from NAIA to Virac Airport crashed in Mauban, Quezon, killing all five on board. February 4, 1994 – A Grumman American AA-5 flying from Awang Airport to Lebak, Sultan Kudarat crashed off the coast of Cotabato City, killing all six on board. July 26, 1994 – A Piper PA-23 flying from Palanan Airport to Cauayan Airport crashed into Mount Divilacan, killing all four on board. February 2, 1998 – Cebu Pacific Flight 387. A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 flying from NAIA to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya in Gingoog, Misamis Oriental. The incident resulted in the deaths of all 104 passengers and crew on board. March 22, 1998 – Philippine Airlines Flight 137. An Airbus A320-214 overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic Airport. There were no fatalities among the crew and passengers, but three people died on the ground as the plane plowed through a residential area. December 7, 1999 – Asian Spirit Flight 100. A Let L-410 Turbolet flying from NAIA to Cauayan, Isabela crashed into a mountain between Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya and Cabarroguis, Quirino. All fifteen passengers and two crew died.Philippines crash claims 17 lives, BBC News, December 8, 1999 April 19, 2000 – Air Philippines Flight 541. A Boeing 737-2H4 flying from NAIA to Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte while on final approach, killing all 124 passengers and 7 crew members. November 11, 2002 – Laoag International Airlines Flight 585. A Fokker F-27 Friendship flying from NAIA to Basco, Batanes crashed into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff. Of the 34 passengers and crew on board, 19 died. April 2, 2009 – A light passenger plane crashed into the Sierra Madre Mountains in Baggao, Cagayan, killing all seven on board. The wreckage was found on April 14. May 17, 2010 – A Robinson R44 helicopter carrying Quezon Province Governor Rafael Nantes crashed into a residential area of Lucena, Quezon, killing all four people on board and two people on the ground. December 10, 2011 – 2011 Manila Beechcraft Queen Air crash. A twin-engine Beechcraft Queen Air light aircraft crashed into a slum and burst into flames in Parañaque, killing all three people on board and eleven on the ground. Twenty more people on the ground were injured. August 18, 2012 – 2012 Masbate Piper Seneca crash. A Piper PA-34 Seneca light aircraft with four people on board, including Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, crashed in the sea near Masbate, while flying from Lapu-Lapu City to Naga, Camarines Sur. Robredo and two other occupants were killed in the accident. March 17, 2018 – 2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash. A Piper PA-23 Apache crashed into a residential area in Plaridel, Bulacan, killing all five people (three passengers and two pilots) on board and five others on the ground. September 1, 2019 – 2019 Calamba Beechcraft King Air crash. A Beechcraft King Air 350 crashed into a resort in Calamba, Laguna, while on a medevac flight from Dipolog to Manila. All nine occupants aboard were killed. July 4, 2021 – 2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash. A Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed after an attempted landing at Jolo Airport in Sulu. 53 died, of which 50 people were on the aircraft and 3 on the ground. January 24, 2023 – A Cessna 206 crashed into the Sierra Madre Mountains in Divilacan, Isabela, killing all six on board. The wreckage was found on March 9.
Maritime disasters
Traffic collisions and land transportation disasters September 2, 1954 – Fabrica train crash. A timber train carrying more than 100 passengers derailed and multiple wagons fell off a bridge in the village of Fabrica in Sagay, Negros Occidental. At least 82 people were killed. January 6, 1967 – 1967 Cavite bus crash. Two Catholic pilgrimage buses plunged off a cliff near a reinforced timber bridge in Indang after colliding with each other on a mountainous road, killing more than 80 people. June 6, 1969 – A bus navigating a sharp descending curve on a narrow mountain road near Baler, Quezon, plunged into a ravine and burst into flames. 40 people were killed and 32 were injured.GMA Network news report April 30, 1976 – At least 28 persons were killed in a bus crash near Manila. September 5, 1977 – Sixteen persons were killed and 24 others were injured when two speeding trucks crashed into a bus. December 20, 1979 – A bus plunged into a river in Isabela, killing at least 50 people. May 23, 1986 – A bus fell off a cliff and exploded in Hamtic, Antique, killing 23 people and injuring 15. January 3, 1995 – An overloaded bus missed a bridge and fell off a ravine in Echague, Isabela, killing at least 31 people and injuring 36. September 22, 1997 – A Philippine National Railways train going from Calamba, Laguna and Carmona, Cavite to Caloocan saw three of its cars break away and collide with another train behind it in Barangay Buli, Muntinlupa, killing 11 passengers and injuring more than 200 others. October 5, 1997 – A cargo truck collided into a mini-bus in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte, killing 25 people."Zamboanga bus-truck accident kills 25" PHNO. May 10, 1997. Retrieved February 17, 2022. January 21, 1999 – A bus fell into a ravine after overshooting a sharp curve on Naguilian Road in Sablan, Benguet, killing 22 people."Baguio minibus falls into ravine, 22 killed" PHNO. Jan 22, 1999. Retrieved March 16, 2022.—"Philippines Bus Accident Kills 22" AP News. Jan 21, 1999.—"Philippines bus crash kills 22" BBC News. Jan 21, 1999.—"Evangelista: P-Noy orders probe of Sablan killer bus mishap" SunStar. Aug 21, 2010.For the timelines of related accidents:—(Opinion) "Kakila-kilabot na bus accident" (in Tagalog) Philstar.com. Aug 21, 2010.—(Opinion) "Life and death" Inquirer.net. January 11, 2011. (Note that this article mistakenly reported that the accident in Benguet occurred on "June 20, 1999".) All were Retrieved March 17, 2022. October 31, 1999 – An overloaded jeepney plunged into a ravine in Itogon, Benguet, killing 21 passengers out of 34 people on board."Overloaded jeepney falls into Benguet ravine, 21 dead" PHNO. February 11, 1999. Retrieved March 16, 2022. November 4, 1999 – A bus fell into a ravine in Atok, Benguet, killing 19 people."Another Benguet bus tragedy ravine kills 19" PHNO. May 11, 1999. Retrieved March 16, 2022. December 25, 2000 – A speeding bus was rear-ended and driven off a 13-meter embankment by another bus in Bansalan, Davao del Sur, killing 38. March 19, 2001 – A speeding diesel tanker crashed into five vehicles before bursting into flames in Parañaque, killing 14 and injuring three. March 19, 2001 – A cargo truck collided with a bus along the North Luzon Expressway in Bocaue, Bulacan, killing 12 and injuring 12. October 26, 2001 – A bus hit a house crowded with mourners in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, killing 21 and injuring six. February 2, 2002 – A bus plunged off a ravine in Bokod, Benguet, killing 12 passengers and injuring several others. April 26, 2002 – A collision between a jeepney and a bus in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya killed 11 and injured six. August 10, 2002 – A van smashed into a speeding 10-wheeler cargo truck in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, killing 11 and injuring two. November 24, 2002 – A bus fell 30–40 feet into a creek in Tagkawayan, Quezon, killing 33 and injuring six. April 27, 2003 – A jeep smashed into an oncoming bus on a mountain road in Tagkawayan, Quezon causing the bus to plunge into a ravine, killing 11 people and injuring 31. September 22, 2003 – A bus collided with another bus and a van before plunging into a ravine in Gattaran, Cagayan, killing 14. September 27, 2003 – A minibus ploughed into a waiting shed in Mariveles, Bataan killing 14. November 15, 2003 – A jeepney rammed a stalled truck in Silay, Negros Occidental, killing 15. January 31, 2004 – Two buses collided in Botolan, Zambales, killing 10. April 2, 2005 – A bus collided with a jeepney in San Fabian, Pangasinan, killing 18. May 22, 2005 – A bus slammed into a roadside boulder in Tuba, Benguet, killing 27. May 11, 2006 – A van collided with a bus in Panabo, Davao del Norte, killing 11. October 28, 2006 – A dump truck lost its brakes while maneuvering a downhill curve, causing it to smash into several vehicles before plowing through villagers celebrating a religious feast in Makilala, Cotabato, killing 18. February 2, 2007 – A burning chemical truck exploded just as a bus was passing beside it in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur, killing over 50. July 22, 2007 – A truck collided with a motorcycle in Calbayog, Samar, killing 13 and injuring 30. January 29, 2008 – A packed van collided head-on with a truck loaded with cement bags on a narrow highway in Carmen, Cotabato, killing 14 and injuring 20. July 29, 2008 – Two buses collided head-on in Pamplona, Camarines Sur, killing 13 people and injuring 30 others. August 27, 2008 – A van carrying South Korean tourists crashed into a concrete wall in Bolinao, Pangasinan, killing ten passengers.