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Come on in, the water’s… Murky

Boys will be boys, and they enjoy cavorting at the Zapote River, never mind if it is is inky dark with silt and trash,...

Fishing vessel laden with diesel sinks off Batangas coast

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,...

Big Canada wildfire kills two, 1,000 evacuated

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...

Kanlaon volcano spews ash over a mile into the sky

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...

Fourth typhoon in a month hits Philippines

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...

USAID, CRS Philippines assist Marikina in post-Carina efforts

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...

Phivolcs downgrades Northern Samar quake to magnitude-5.7

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) updated its data on the strong earthquake that hit Northern Samar Monday morning, downgrading its magnitude...

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...

6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan

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...

Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning

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...

Canlaon City declares ‘State of Calamity’ due to Kanlaon Eruption

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...

Alert Level 2 raised over Kanlaon Volcano after ‘explosive eruption’

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....

Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake

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...
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