Is Labason safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Labason safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Labason scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Labason scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Labason: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Zamboanga del Norte at 8.0647° N, 122.5200° E (elevation 5 m), Labason lies 745.4 km NNW of Manila. Time zone: Asia/Manila.
Zamboanga del Norte
8.0647° N, 122.5200° E
5 m
Asia/Manila
43,934
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Labason happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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