MANILA, Philippines -- Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that killed at least nine people, trapped others on their ...

A new study challenges the common belief that only tropical cyclones making direct landfall cause severe flooding in the ...

Manila, Philippines — Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that killed at least nine people, trapped others on their ...

THE Philippine archipelago stands at the unfortunate forefront of global vulnerability to natural disasters. Battered annually by at least 20 typhoons, prone to seismic activity due to its location on ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Luzon in the Philippines on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Albay, a province often hit by natural calamities, are now equipped with knowledge and skills to stay safe during disasters. Eden Flores, ...

THE Philippines is the world’s most biodiverse archipelago and home to the fifth-longest coastline on the planet. Yet, ...

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) issued a thunderstorm advisory over Metro Manila and four other areas in Luzon on ...

Are school buildings heat-proof and earthquake-proof? If it rains, are we assured that campuses will not be submerged in ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines overnight with widespread flooding that killed at least seven people, trapped ...