World Jun 12 Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines Philippine officials said Friday that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south and left 46 people dead with 38 others missing.
World Jun 08 A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 35, collapses buildings and triggers tsunami Most of the deaths occurred in Sarangani province due to a landslide.
World May 13 Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator A burst of gunfire rang out late Wednesday in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs.
World May 11 Philippine vice president impeached over suspected wealth and threats The House of Representatives in the Philippines has voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged unexplained wealth and threats against the president.
World Apr 20 U.S. and allied forces kick off combat drills with Philippines as China objects The United States and the Philippines have kicked off one of their largest combat exercises, aimed at deterring aggression in Asia.
World Feb 17 U.S. plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's opposition Beijing has repeatedly expressed alarm over the installation in the northern Philippines of a U.S. mid-range missile system called the Typhon in 2024 and of an anti-ship missile launcher last year. It said the U.S. weapons were aimed at containing China’s rise and warned that these…
World Nov 10 Typhoon Fung-wong lashes Philippines, leaving 8 dead and 1.4 million displaced Typhoon Fung-wong has blown out of the northwestern Philippines after causing floods and landslides. The storm knocked out power to entire provinces, killed at least eight people, and displaced over 1.4 million.
World Nov 09 Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, killing 2 and displacing more than 1 million Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced more than a million people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone areas, officials said.
World Nov 05 Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, mainly in Philippine province still recovering from deadly quake Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country’s central region has risen to at least 114 with 127 people reported missing, many of them in a hard-hit province still…
World Nov 04 At least 26 dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Philippines Floodwaters trapped scores of people on their roofs and submerged cars.