Phillippines
Philippines Charges Clan Boss and 196 Others Over Massacre
The patriarch of a powerful clan in the southern Philippines has been charged with authorizing the massacre of 57 of his political rivals.
A member of a politically powerful family in the southern Philippines pleaded not guilty to dozens of murder charges filled against him in connection with a November massacre in Maguindanao province, Philippine news outlets reported.
Philippine volcano calming; thousands head home
MANILA, Philippines -- Thousands of villagers evacuated from near the Philippines' most active volcano headed home Saturday after scientists said the rumbling mountain was showing signs it was calming down.
Four deaths in evacuation centres around Philippine volcano
Manila - Four people displaced by an erupting volcano in the eastern Philippines have died due to various ailments in evacuation centres, officials said Tuesday.
Desperate search for Philippine ferry survivors
MANILA — Coast guard and military vessels scoured Philippine seas on Monday in a desperate search for passengers missing from a pair of Christmas ferry tragedies, amid fears the death toll could surpass 50.
Philippine volcano rumbles, eruption seen soon
LEGASPI, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines' most active volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous eruption in Mount Mayon anytime.
27 missing after Philippine boat sinks
At least 27 people are missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat in the Philippines, officials say. The wooden-hulled ferry and the fishing boat were carrying at least 73 people between them, when they collided in Manila Bay in ...
Philippines volcano alert 'high'
Scientists in the Philippines have said a major explosive eruption could occur at any time as the Mount Mayon volcano in the centre of the country rumbles to life.
Volcano Experts Fear Major Eruption Soon in Philippines
MANILA — The Philippines' most active volcano spewed ash as high as 500 meters and burning rocks and mud a kilometer down its slopes on Wednesday and vulcanologists expect a major hazardous eruption soon.
12 journalists killed in Philippines massacre
Twelve journalists were among 24 people murdered yesterday in the Philippines in what is thought to be the greatest loss of life by news media in a single day. Several of the victims were beheaded in the massacre carried out by a huge force of gun...
University of Philippines confers honorary doctor of laws on Thai Princess Tuesday
The University of the Philippines will confer the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa on Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Tuesday at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UP-Los Baños), Laguna, for her achievements as a glob...
Typhoon Mirinae on track to hit flooded Manila
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Mirinae, the fourth cyclone to wallop the Philippines in a month, was barreling toward the capital of Manila, where some districts are still submerged by recent massive flooding, forecasters said Friday.
UN to seek tens of millions of dollars more in aid for storm-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The U.N. will appeal for tens of millions of dollars in fresh aid for the Philippines in addition to $44 million already pledged for the Southeast Asian nation as it grapples with massive destruction from back-to-back storms,...
Kidnapped Irish priest Michael Sinnott 'spotted alive by Philippines army'
Father Michael Sinnott, an elderly Irish priest kidnapped in the southern Philippines, has been seen alive in an area known to be a stronghold of Muslim militants, a military official has said.
Philippines hunts kidnapped Irish priest
Troops and police in the Philippines have launched a search for an Irish Catholic priest after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of the country.
Death toll tops 200 in Philippine floods, landslides
Manila - The death toll in landslides and floods that hit the northern Philippines reached 245 as rescuers struggled through mud and raging waters in search of dozens of people still missing, police and officials said. Seventy-eight of the fatalit...
Landslides kill 181 in the Philippines
At least 181 people have been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in mountainous areas of the northern Philippines last night, two weeks after a tropical storm left hundreds dead in the capital of Manila.
After Storms, Stagnant Floodwaters Bring Disease in Philippines
MANILA — More than a week after Typhoon Ketsana devastated the Philippines, followed by a second damaging storm, large areas of Manila and nearby provinces remain flooded, and survivors — some gathered in evacuation centers and others marooned in ...
U.N. Launches $74 Mn Appeal For Philippines Flood Victims
Tuesday, the United Nations launched an appeal for $74 million to help Philippines provide immediate assistance to more than one million flood-stricken persons hit by the massive back-to-back tropical storms Ketsana (also known as Ondoy) and Parma.
Ship sinks as typhoon loiters off Philippines
A ship carrying refrigerated goods sank in the South China Sea, killing one person and leaving 10 crew missing, as a powerful storm stalled off the Philippines' northwestern coast on Monday, officials said.