A fishing vessel carrying approximately 40,000 liters of automotive diesel oil (ADO) sank early Wednesday, around 3 a.m., about 2.25 nautical miles off Sitio Talim,...
Montreal, Canada—A major wildfire burning in central Canada has killed two people, police said Wednesday, and forced 1,000 more to evacuate their homes, kicking off...
Manila, Philippines—A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash up about three kilometers (1.8 miles) into...
Manila, Philippines—Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said Monday, as the disaster-weary Philippines was struck by another typhoon—the fourth...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) vowed to assist the city government of Marikina in post-disaster recovery efforts, following the severe impact...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) updated its data on the strong earthquake that hit Northern Samar Monday morning, downgrading its magnitude...
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...
Taipei, Taiwan—A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The tremor struck at 7:35 am (2335...
Tokyo, Japan—Japan lifted on Thursday a week-old warning that a "megaquake" potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, with the government telling...
Negros Oriental—In response to the explosive eruption of Mount Kanlaon in Barangay Masulog on Monday evening, the Canlaon City Council has officially declared a...
An explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano, located in the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, at 6:51 p.m....
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked Papua...