カテゴリー: Philippines
Prize worth £3.55m to be split between 433 winners who all chose multiples of nine for their numbersA “strange and unusual” lottery draw in the Philippines that led to 433 people winning with a combination of numbers that were all multiples of nine has…
Media groups and activists describe assassination of radio star, known on air as Percy Lapid, as a blow to press freedomA prominent Philippine journalist has been shot dead while driving in the country’s capital, Manila, according to police, prompting …
As Hurricane Ian hits the Americas, Noru has been ripping through the Philippines, Vietnam and ThailandHurricane Ian has been in the headlines but it is not the only storm that has been causing havoc in the past week. On Tuesday, Typhoon Noru struck so…
Super Typhoon Noru tore its way out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving casualties, floods and power outages. Government work and classes at schools have been suspended in the capital and beyond Continue reading…
Super Typhoon Noru has slammed into the Philippines, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
The storm was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of…
Storm records sustained winds of 170km/h, causing flooding and power outages and forcing the evacuation of thousands of peopleFive rescuers have died in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Noru slammed into the north of the country, causing floods and …
Sustained wind speeds of 125mph recorded in what is expected to be strongest storm to hit country this yearSuper Typhoon Noru has slammed into the Philippines, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that h…
Former president of the Philippines who sought to modernise his country after the fall of Ferdinand MarcosAs president of the Philippines from 1992 until 1998, Fidel Ramos, who has died aged 94, struggled to steer his country towards modernisation afte…
Katips: The Movie tells story of those who fought for democracy while Maid in Malacañang offers view pushed by Marcos dynastyThe fight for who gets to tell the final version of the Philippines’ history has opened a new front, with two polarising films …
A powerful earthquake rocked the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the northern province of Abra. The earthquake damaged homes and churches across the country and triggered…
Dozens injured after tremor hit mountainous area of Abra province, causing extensive damage to some homes and buildingsA strong earthquake left at least two people dead and injured dozens in the northern Philippines, where the temblor set off small lan…
Head of Mulanay municipality in Quezon threatens disciplinary action for failing to follow ‘smile policy’A mayor in the Philippines has ordered all local government workers and officials to smile while serving the public – and threatened disciplinary a…
Human rights lawyer’s team calls on new Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr to ‘stop the rot’ and allow a free pressHuman rights lawyer Amal Clooney has condemned a decision by a court in the Philippines to uphold the conviction of Nobel prize-wi…
Veteran journalist and Philippines’ first Nobel peace prize winner faces lengthy jail sentenceThe Filipino Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel, her news website, Rappler, has said, in the latest…
Marcos Jr, who began his term as president of the Philippines on Thursday, invoked his father’s legacy as he promised he would deliver for the country.Crucial to Marcos Jr’s success was an alliance with outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte’s da…