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Pray for Cebu: 69 dead, rescue efforts ongoing

CEBU—Cebuanos are now appealing for prayers as rescuers race against time to save trapped civilians from collapsed buildings on Wednesday following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake...

Negros Occidental LGUs assess damage from massive quake

Bacolod City and several local chief executives across Negros Occidental ordered their respective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices on Wednesday to conduct rapid...

Cebu in state of calamity after destructive quake

The entire Cebu has been placed under a state of calamity after multiple deaths and massive destruction were confirmed on Wednesday (October 1) following...

Quake aftermath forces class, work suspensions on Oct. 01

Classes for Wednesday, October 1, 2025 have been suspended in some areas due to the effects of a magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck near Bogo...

Death toll from 6.9 Cebu quake now at 60

Up to 60 people were killed in a powerful quake that struck the central Philippines, a senior rescue official said Wednesday. "We are receiving additional...

No classes until Oct. 4 in Masbate after state of calamity

Classes at all levels in Masbate province will remain suspended from September 29 to October 4, 2025 following the declaration of a state of...

‘Opong’ aftermath: Calamity-hit Masbate needs aid

The provincial government of Masbate has officially declared a state of calamity over the weekend in the wake of the devastation brought by Typhoon...

Masbate worst-hit during ‘Opong’ onslaught

Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” claimed 10 lives in Eastern Visayas and Bicol with Masbate suffering the worst impact, according to the Office of Civil...

Thousands displaced as ‘Opong’ hits Western Visayas

Severe Tropical Storm ‘Opong’ affected 8,956 individuals from 2,233 families across Western Visayas, the Office of Civil Defense in the region has reported on...

Misery as ‘Opong’ plunges Masbate into darkness

Electricity remains out in all 21 municipalities of Masbate after Severe Tropical Storm ‘Opong’ pummeled the province, with authorities racing to restore power lines...

Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan

TOKYO — A Ukrainian YouTuber with more than 6.5 million subscribers has been arrested in Japan after livestreaming himself trespassing in a house in...

Spate of storms affect 1.2 million Filipinos

The combined effects of recent tropical cyclones Mirasol, Nando, and Opong have now left at least 14 people dead, 17 injured, and two missing...

Philippines cancels classes, flights as new storm looms

Manila, Philippines—The Philippines shut schools and scrapped flights on Thursday as a fresh storm threatened to hit just days after a super typhoon killed nine...

Binondo Blaze

Firefighters work on a fourth-alarm fire that razes a commercial-residential building on Dasmariñas St., Binondo, Manila Monday evening. The firemen are also able to...
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