World Oct 28 Floods and landslides ravage south Philippines, killing at least 50 Philippine officials say torrential rains set off flash floods and landslides that swamped a southern province, killing at least 42 people and leaving 16 others missing.
World Sep 25 Super typhoon strikes Philippines with ferocious winds, forcing evacuations A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where thousands have been evacuated to safety.
World Jul 27 Strong earthquake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines A strong earthquake has killed at least five people, injured dozens and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines. Patients were briefly evacuated from two hospitals in the capital.
World May 10 Election of Marcos Jr. raises concerns about erosion of Philippine democracy Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s apparent landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election is giving rise to immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in the region, and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the…
World May 09 Marcos Jr., son of Philippine dictator, takes lead in presidential vote The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has taken a commanding lead in an unofficial count in the presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy.
World Dec 19 Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 140; mayors plead for food Gov. Arthur Yap of Bohol province in the central Philippines said 72 people died there, 10 others were missing and 13 injured, and suggested the fatalities may still considerably increase because only 33 of 48 mayors were able to report…
Health Dec 03 WHO says measures used against delta should work for omicron That means continuing to push for higher vaccination rates, abiding by social-distancing guidelines, and wearing masks, among other measures, public health officials say.
World Nov 12 Pacific leaders agree on vaccines but not on U.S. hosting regional summit Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to coronavirus vaccines and reduce carbon emissions, but failed to reach agreement on whether the U.S. should host talks in two years' time.
World Oct 25 Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over human trafficking Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast.
World Oct 02 Philippine leader Duterte announces retirement from politics “The overwhelming sentiment of the Filipino is that I’m not qualified, and it would be a violation of the constitution,” Duterte said. “I will follow what you wish, and today I announce my retirement from politics."…