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2025 Wrapped: A timeline of major stories

Timeline of major stories of 2025. • January 13, 2025. Over 1.5 million members of the Iglesia ni Cristo gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in...

Warmer seas, heavier rains drove Asia floods—scientists

Bangkok, Thailand—Warmer seas and heavier rains linked to climate change, along with Indonesia and Sri Lanka's unique geographies and vulnerabilities, combined to produce deadly flooding...

Asia floods toll tops 1,000 as military aid survivors

Padang, Indonesia—The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military...

What we know about Hong Kong’s deadly high-rise fire

Hong Kong, China—A devastating fire tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing dozens of people with hundreds still missing. The inferno—the financial hub's worst...

DILG order suspending LGU execs’ foreign travel during disasters backed

A lawmaker on Monday backed the directive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) banning the foreign travel of all elective...

PBBM warns Filipinos vs. the dangers of fake news during disasters

resident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded Filipinos to be wary of fake news during disasters and to rely only on information from reliable official government...

Disaster Layer Cake (Quake + Storm + Risk)

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Horizontal editorial cartoon in pen-and-ink style with dense cross-hatching. A towering three-layer cake made of disasters:...

UP-NCPAG flags billions for ‘shadow’ projects in 2025 GAA

Over ₱115 billion has reportedly been allotted for “shadow” flood control projects in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), according to a study conducted...

Rising toll: ‘Opong’ related deaths may soar to 42

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday (September 30) that 15 additional fatalities possibly linked to Severe Tropical Storm ‘Opong’ are being validated in Bicol...

Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and Philippines

Hanoi, Vietnam—A typhoon that ripped roofs off homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both countries said on Monday,...

Storm casualties climb to 26, millions in distress—NDRRMC

The death toll from tropical cyclones Mirasol, Nando, Opong, and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) has climbed to 26, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...

Storm casualties rise to 31, millions in distress—NDRRMC

The combined impact of tropical cyclones ‘Crising,’ ‘Dante,’ ‘Emong’ and the southwest monsoon or habagat left at least 31 people dead, the National Disaster...

PAGCOR sends over P30-m worth of aid to typhoon victims

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has distributed food and non-food relief items worth P30.41-million to communities affected by heavy rains and flooding...

Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises

Bulacan, Philippines—Rescuers in the northern Philippines used boats to pick up residents stranded by flooding Friday as Typhoon Emong (Co-May) was downgraded to a tropical...
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