カテゴリー: Philippines
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When Taal volcano, a popular tourist site in Batangas, erupted a year ago 5,000 people fled the island. It’s still considered dangerous. The government bans former residents from returning but some still live there in tents Continue reading…
Incident intensifies criticism of President Duterte, accused of allowing police to act with impunityThe brazen killing of a mother and her son at close range by an off-duty officer has caused outrage in the Philippines and reignited calls for reform of…
Festive season usually last four months but this year as well as the pandemic there have been three strong stormsThe strains of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer echo around a popular shopping mall in Quezon City, Manila. A band of mechanical snowmen, dre…
Storm forecast to hit the country on Sunday morning with winds of up to 150 kphVietnamese authorities have ordered 460,000 people in the country’s central region to be ready for evacuation ahead of Typhoon Vamco, after the storm killed at least 42 peop…
Coast guard footage shows extensive flooding triggered by the typhoon in the northern Isabela province. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were rescued from fast-flowing floodwater, as the Magat Dam released water in the region. Though wat…
Typhoon Vamco has killed at least seven people and unleashed some of the worst flooding in years in the Philippines’ capital, Manila Continue reading…
Thousands rescued as Vamco hit on the heels of Typhoon Goni, one of the strongest storms in the world this yearThick mud and debris have coated many villages around the Philippine capital after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that sent people fleei…
Torrential rains from Typhoon Vamco have lashed the Philippines’ main Luzon Island, causing flooding and widespread damage.People sought shelter on higher ground due to flash floods on Thursday, and have been asked to move to evacuation centres in the …
Virgilio Maganes shot outside his home in what NUJP says is 18th such killing under DuterteA Filipino journalist who survived a previous attempt on his life by pretending to be dead has been killed outside his home, police have said..Virgilio Maganes, …
People from Belgium and Philippines are also barred in ‘temporary measure taken in response to the pandemic’China has barred non-Chinese travellers from the UK, Belgium and the Philippines, imposing new border restrictions in response to the worsening …
Almost 1 million people evacuated from path of 2020’s most powerful typhoonThousands of homes and buildings are feared damaged or destroyed following a devastating typhoon that slammed into the Philippines on Sunday, causing mudslides and flooding.Almo…
Volcanic mudflows bury houses before powerful winds weaken as storm blows towards ManilaA powerful super typhoon has slammed into the eastern Philippines, killing at least 10 people and causing volcanic mudflows to bury houses before weakening as it bl…
Authorities report four deaths, power outages, flash floods and infrastructure damage as the strongest storm this year passes over main islandSuper typhoon Goni has killed four people in the Philippines after ferocious winds caused power outages and in…
System with 265km/h winds is expected to make landfall on Sunday on main island of Luzon, home to Manila Philippine officials have ordered evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category-5 storm that is …