Phillippines
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.
Typhoon Parma pummels northern Philippines
MANILA — Typhoon Parma pummeled the northern Philippines on Saturday, toppling trees and cutting off power and telephone lines, as its rains threatened to bring more misery to millions of flood survivors in Manila.
Tens of thousands in Philippines flee "super typhoon"
MANILA, Philippines — Tens of thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down Friday on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second disaster just days after a storm killed more than 400.
USAID Provides Additional Emergency Aid to Philippines
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated an additional $1 million in emergency assistance for the people of the Philippines in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ketsana, bringing the total assistance provided by USAID to $...
Philippine flood crisis deepens, death toll at 246
MANILA — Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors crammed into schools, gymnasiums, churches and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 246.
Two U.S. Sailors, Filipino Marine Are Killed by Landmine
MANILA — Two American sailors and a Filipino marine were killed Tuesday when their vehicle struck a landmine on the troubled southern island of Jolo, the Philippine military said.
140 Lives Claimed by Philippines Flooding
Many Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives Monday after saving little more than the clothes they wore when a tropical storm inundated the capital city with its worst flooding in more than four decades.
Clashes with Muslim rebels kill 32 in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Twenty-four Al-Qaeda-linked rebels and eight soldiers were killed as the military over-ran one of the extremists' main strongholds in the south of the country, officers said Monday.
Late Philippine Leader Aquino’s Son to Seek Philippines Presidency
Benigno Aquino has announced he will run for the Philippine presidency, 40 days after the death of his mother, former President Cory Aquino.
Philippine ferry capsizes killing at least nine
Coastguards said today nine people were confirmed dead and more than 30 missing after a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 people capsized on Sunday in the southern Philippines.
At Least 45 Killed In Major Battle In Philippine South
MANILA (Reuters) - A major battle between Philippine troops and Muslim guerrillas on a remote southern island has killed at least 45 people, a senior military commander said on Thursday.