Latest Philippines Headlines

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Super Typhoon Man-yi Lashes Philippines’ Main Island

Nov 18 2024 // Super Typhoon Man-yi battered parts of the Philippines with powerful winds and intense rains as it made its way across the main island on Sunday.Man-yi, known locally as Pepito, made landfall over the coastal Aurora...

Typhoon Usagi Hits Philippines, Set to Track Toward Taiwan

Nov 14 2024 // Typhoon Usagi struck the northern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, the fifth powerful storm to impact the country in three weeks, with the system set to swing north and move toward Taiwan.Usagi, known locally as Ofel,...

Storm-Weary Philippines Forcibly Evacuates Thousands as Another Typhoon Hits

Nov 12 2024 // A new typhoon barreled across an agricultural region in the northeastern Philippines on Monday after thousands were evacuated to safety while still struggling to recover from the devastation caused by three successive...

Philippines Races to Limit Storm Damage as Trami Keeps Strength

Oct 25 2024 // The Philippines is ramping up efforts to contain the devastation caused by severe tropical storm Trami, which has killed 25 people, affected millions and shut government offices for a third straight day on Friday.President...

Thousands Hit by Floods as Trami Tracks Toward Philippines

Oct 23 2024 // Tropical Storm Trami has dumped heavy rain across the main island of the Philippines, triggering extensive flooding that’s affected around 150,000 people as the government shut most of its operations.Trami — known...

Typhoon Gaemi Lashes Southeast China After Pounding Taiwan, Flooding Philippines

Jul 26 2024 // Typhoon Gaemi lashed towns on China’s coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous...

Philippines Rushes to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tanker

Jul 25 2024 // Philippine authorities are rushing to contain an oil spill from a tanker that sank early Thursday, killing one crew member, after Typhoon Gaemi battered the nation.A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of...

Deadly Typhoon Gaemi Floods Philippines, Shuts Taiwan

Jul 24 2024 // Typhoon Gaemi claimed the lives of at least four people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, where parts of Manila are flooded even as the storm moves towards Taiwan.Packing sustained...

Generali Is Seeking Buyers for Turkey, Philippines Units: Sources

Jun 21 2024 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA is seeking to sell its units in Turkey and the Philippines, people with knowledge of the matter said.The Italian insurer has kicked off separate processes to dispose of its small Istanbul-based...

US, Philippines Pay Highest Economic Price for Climate-Fueled Weather

Feb 28 2024 // The United States and the Philippines are the countries hit hardest by climate-driven extreme weather, measured as a percentage of their economies, according to a report released Wednesday by global reinsurance giant Swiss...

Philippines Coast Guard Identifies Marshall Islands Oil Tanker in Fatal Collision

Oct 4 2023 // Three people are dead after a Philippine fishing boat collided with an oil tanker in what the nation’s coast guard described as an accident near a disputed South China Sea shoal.Survivor accounts of the tanker fit...

Typhoon-Prone Philippines Seeks New Insurance After Lapse of Catastrophe Bond

Jul 27 2023 // The Philippines, recovering from damage wrought by Typhoon Doksuri, is seeking a new insurance plan as protection against future calamities after its catastrophe bond lapsed.“We no longer have a cat bond,”...

Update: China Girds for Typoon Doksuri as Death Toll Rises in Philippines

Jul 27 2023 // China canceled dozens of flights and trains in preparation for Typhoon Doksuri, which has shuttered much of southern and eastern Taiwan after bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the Philippines.At least 11 people...

Super Typhoon Doksuri Hits Philippines, Heads to China, Taiwan

Jul 25 2023 // Philippine authorities on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of people in coastal communities as super typhoon Doksuri intensified in strength, pummeling the north with strong winds and heavy rains before it heads toward Taiwan...

Typhoon Doksuri Gains Power as It Threatens Philippines, Taiwan

Jul 24 2023 // Doksuri has strengthened further and may intensify into a super typhoon before a possible landfall in northern Philippines en route to Taiwan.The typhoon is moving westward “slowly” with maximum winds of 150...

Philippines Raises Alert Over Volcano, Villagers Urged to Leave Danger Zone

Jun 9 2023 // Philippine officials on Thursday raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in a condition they fear could...

Typhoon-Prone Philippines to Launch Insurance Plan for Infrastructure Losses

Mar 30 2023 // The Philippines is readying an insurance plan that will protect the Southeast Asian nation from infrastructure losses caused by natural disasters, seeking to better respond to climate change risks.The government will put...

Philippines Increases Efforts to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tanker

Mar 14 2023 // Philippine authorities have increased efforts to contain an oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker that has affected coastal towns and was still spreading, the environment ministry said on Tuesday, as the country grapples...

Philippines’ Death Toll From Storm Nalgae Rises to 98

Oct 31 2022 // The Philippines said 98 people died from flooding and landslides triggered by storm Nalgae, which hit the country over the weekend.The death toll has risen from 48 reported Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...

Typhoon Noru Batters Philippines, Killing 5 and Leaving Millions Without Power

Sep 26 2022 // Typhoon Noru battered the Philippines’ main Luzon island, killing five rescuers and leaving millions of people without electricity.The fatalities were recovered from a flooded area in Bulacan province north of...