United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sympathized with the Philippine Government and stated "the would extend whatever help is needed by those who were affected by the disaster."
Sekretaris Jenderal PBB, Ban Ki Moon, bersimpati dengan Pemerintah Filipina dan menyatakan "PBB akan memperpanjang bantuan apa pun yang dibutuhkan oleh mereka yang terdampak bencana."