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Hopes dim in rescue efforts for drowned woman, nephew in Cotabato

MIDSAYAP, Cotabato—As the sun set Friday, hopes waned for local rescuers to recover a woman and her nephew who drowned, as strong currents of...

Military kills 7 rebels in Maguindanao del Norte

Seven armed lawless elements met their end during a recent clash with members of the military, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western...

Field trip turns tragic in Thailand school bus fire

Bangkok, Thailand—A devastating fire tore through a Thai bus carrying 44 children and teachers on a school trip Tuesday, officials said, with up to 25...

NDRRMC reports over P600-m agri damage attributed to weather disturbances

The agriculture sector suffered more than P600-million in damage to crops after four consecutive storms that enhanced the southwest monsoon rains or ‘hanging habagat’...

24 deaths attributed to recent weather disturbances—NDRRMC

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday additional casualties, bringing the latest death toll to 24, due to bad weather...

20 dead, 14 missing due to Habagat, Ferdie, Gener—NDRRMC

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Wednesday that 20 people died and 14 are missing due to the combined effects...

Habagat claims four in Western Visayas

The southwest monsoon rains or ‘habagat’ was blamed for the deaths of four people in Western Visayas, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)...

Trees felled by Tropical Storm ‘Bebinca’ kill six in Philippines

Manila, Philippines—Falling trees killed six people in the Philippines after a fierce tropical storm brought strong winds and floods, officials said Sunday. Tropical Storm Bebinca slammed...

China school bus crashes into crowd, kills 11 including students

Beijing, China—A school bus ploughed into a crowd of people outside a middle school in eastern China on Tuesday, killing 11 people including five students,...

3 dead, 7 missing after motor boats capsize off Boracay

Three people are confirmed dead, and seven remain missing after two motor boats carrying 20 passengers capsized early morning on August 26, 2024, on...

What it was like to cover the 1976 Moro Gulf quake, the strongest one yet in Philippine history

MANILA – As a journalist, I had the rare privilege to cover the devastating 8.1 magnitude earthquake-tsunami that struck Mindanao on August 17, 1976. In...

‘Carina’ leaves 21 dead, 1.1m people displaced

Some 21 individuals lost their lives during the height of Super Typhoon “Carina,” which intensified the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the Philippine National Police...

50 dead in Kuwait fire, mostly from India, minister says

Kuwait City, Kuwait—Most of the victims in a deadly blaze that engulfed a block housing immigrant workers were from India, Kuwait's foreign minister said...

Nine dead, 900 injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years

At least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and...
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