Oct 30 Fearing a tsunami, Philippine storm victims ran toward deadly mudslide By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground where they were buried… Continue reading
Oct 28 Floods and landslides ravage south Philippines, killing at least 50 By Jim Gomez, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 25 Super typhoon strikes Philippines with ferocious winds, forcing evacuations By Jim Gomez, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: President Joe Biden holds his first meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has pledged in his first face-to-face meeting with new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to work to strengthen relations with the key Pacific nation after what he acknowledged had been some “rocky times” in the past. Continue reading
Aug 24 Tropical storm injures 3, displaces thousands in Philippines By Associated Press A tropical storm blew out of the northern Philippines on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured and thousands displaced and prompting authorities to shut down schools and government offices. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan… Continue watching
Jul 27 Strong earthquake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines By Jim Gomez, Aaron Favila, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Kentucky, Florida judges block abortion limits In our news wrap Thursday, judges in Kentucky and Florida became the latest to block new abortion limits since the end of Roe v. Wade, Hong Kong prepares for the 25th anniversary of its return from British to Chinese rule,… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 2:58 A Brief But Spectacular take on Asian American mental health By Elizabeth Burton, Ana Davila Christine Catipon is clinical psychologist at the University of California, Irvine Counseling Center. Growing up Filipina, she says that people around her did not want to talk about mental health. Catipon is now working to dismantle barriers that keep people… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Biden defends his economic policies amid rising inflation By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden defended his economic policies in the face of the worst inflation in 40 years and said his proposal for taxing billionaires could bring down rising costs. Also, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued abortion… Continue watching