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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Teachers want the government to do more than tweak the school calendar, and also invest in infrastructure that will make ...

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

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.

THE Philippines is at a pivotal crossroads. We are the most biodiverse archipelago in the world, with the fifth-longest ...

There are no words to express our grief over the loss of life in the Guadalupe River disaster in Texas. More than 100 people, ...

Not only was Jesus clear that disasters would occur, he was also clear about how we should respond. “We must manifest the ...

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

Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday invited Filipinos to become active stewards of the environment by participating in ...