カテゴリー: Philippines
Guo, who pretended to be Filipina to become mayor, found guilty of human trafficking after raid on compound where more than 700 people were forced to run scamsAlice Guo, a Chinese national who became a mayor in the Philippines while masquerading as a F…
Communications undersecretary Claire Castro says claims from the president’s sister may be an attempt to distract from investigations into a corruption scandal Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has denied accusations made by his estranged siste…
More than half a million people gathered in Rizal Park in Manila on Sunday wearing white shirts and carrying signs reading ‘transparency for a better democracy’. Concerns rose after the country’s president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, published an internal au…
Huge rally organised by megachurch whose members vote in a bloc could spell trouble for Philippine presidentFrom a skyscraper in downtown Manila, a sea of white spreads out below, covering the vast green lawns of Rizal Park and expanding down arterial …
About 1.4 million people evacuated as storm sparks flash floods and landslides and leaves millions without powerThe super-typhoon Fung-wong has blown through the Philippines, leaving at least eight dead, 1.4 million people displaced and widespread dama…
More than 1 million people have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines and at least two people have been killed as Typhoon Fung-wong – the second big storm to hit in days – made landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon crossed over the …
Typhoon Fung-wong started battering the Philippines’ north-eastern coast before landfall on Sunday. Strong winds knocked down power lines, houses were flooded, and more than a million people were forced to evacuate. Tropical cyclones with sustained win…
At least two people found dead as super-typhoon hits Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 224More than 1 million people have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines and at least two people have been killed as Typhoon Fung…
The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of CebuPhilippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people…
Among the 66 fatalities were six military personnel whose helicopter crashed on the island of Mindanao during a humanitarian missionTyphoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread …
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021Trixy Elle still weeps when she remembers how she and her family fought for their lives as Typhoon Rai tore across the Philippines days befor…
Tens of thousands evacuated amid significant damage from intense rainfall and storm surgeEight people have died and 27,000 have been evacuated after Tropical Storm Fengshen hit the Philippines during the weekend. Fengshen made landfall from the western…
Beijing blames Manila for the collision, saying the ship ‘ignored repeated stern warnings from the Chinese side’A Chinese ship “deliberately rammed” a Philippine government vessel anchored near an island in a disputed part of the South China Sea, Manil…
Reports of panic and damaged buildings as strong quake hits PhilippinesFull report: prayers as strong shaking hits the PhilippinesPhilippines president directs agencies to aid evacuations and provide help to ‘everyone who needs it’Ferdinand Marcos, the…
Quakes of 7.4 and 6.8 magnitude trigger tsunami alerts as people living near coast advised to evacuateTwo powerful offshore earthquakes struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people, while towns near the epic…