All the headlines from our Philippines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 10 2025 // Typhoon Fung-Wong is forecast to swing toward Taiwan after the powerful storm struck the Philippines’ northeast late on Sunday, causing widespread flooding and the suspension of government operations.The cyclone —...
Nov 4 2025 // Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 21 people and displaced nearly 400,000 more as it dumped heavy rains and caused widespread flooding in central Philippines, according to officials and local media.Many of the fatalities were in Cebu...
Oct 20 2025 // Tropical storm Fengshen has killed eight people in the Philippines, authorities said, warning it could intensify as it heads for China and Vietnam.Known locally as Ramil, the storm caused torrential rains, floods and...
Oct 3 2025 // Typhoon Matmo intensified as it made landfall in northern Philippines on Friday where it’s forecast to dump heavy rain, with the nation still reeling from the impact of two deadly typhoons in the past two...
Sep 22 2025 // Hong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off the northern coast of the Philippines with tree-snapping winds.The powerful storm is...
Jul 22 2025 // Philippine authorities suspended government work and classes in the capital region and dozens of provinces for a third day on Wednesday, warning of continued strong rains that killed at least six people and forced...
Mar 10 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the remaining shares of Philippines-based Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers Inc., dba Philinsure, following a minority investment in the business.Terms of...
Dec 16 2024 // A warming climate fueled the blitz of six powerful storms that hit the Philippines within a matter of weeks this year, according to a new study.The conditions that enabled the unusual string of tropical cyclones late in...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,”...