Tag: Philippines
Revered Filipino cleric Apollo Quiboloy to face criminal charges
Israelito Torreon, the cleric’s lawyer on Monday said Quiboloy made “the ultimate sacrifice” by surrendering to police, to spare his…
6.0-Magnitude earthquake rocks Southern Philippines
In the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of strong seismic and volcanic activity that…
Death toll from floods, landslides rises to 150
Storm Nalgae pounded the afflicted districts with days of torrential rain and powerful winds, causing more than 15,000 homes to…
26 injured as magnitude 6.4 quake jolts Philippines
Power was cut in some affected provinces, while houses and buildings were damaged, according to an initial assessment.
NIMASA to engage Nigerian cadets protesting in Philippines
NIMASA Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Mr Victor Ochei, would lead the fact-finding mission to the Philippines to…
Philippines detects first monkeypox case
The health department advised the public to avoid sexual contact with suspected monkeypox cases, especially those with rashes and open…
Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes north Philippines, rattles Manila
The Philippines is prone to natural disasters and is located on the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire", a band…
Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippine president, 36 years after dad was ousted
But in his inaugural speech, Marcos Jr. defended the legacy of his late father, who he said accomplished many things…
Philippines votes for new president, prospect of Marcos revival looms
A game-changer in the election could be vice presidential running mate Sara Duterte-Carpio, the incumbent president's popular daughter, who could…
123 killed by storm in Philippines
Most of the fatalities were from Baybay City in Leyte province, 599 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines' capital, where 86…
Death toll from landslides, floods in Philippines rises to 63
The strongest typhoon to ever hit the Philippines was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed 6,300 people and displaced more than…
Typhoon Rai: 208 people dead, 52 missing
Rai slammed into the country’s east coast on Thursday and barrelled through the central and southern provinces of Philippines overnight.
President Duterte withdraws from 2022 Senate race
Duterte’s move comes just hours after his ally and longtime aide Sen. Bong Go officially withdrew from the presidential race.
5 die as rebel, army clash in central Philippines
The Philippine troops killed five suspected rebels in a clash in central Philippine Bohol province early Tuesday, the military said.
Philippines records 9,838 new COVID-19 cases
The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 9,838 new COVID-19 infections, the highest ever daily tally since the…
Nigerian man shot dead during drug bust shootout
A Nigerian man in the Philippines identified as Gabriel Onyechefula has been killed after a drug buy-bust operation by police…
Philippines, Japan ban flights from Britain
The Philippines and Japan on Wednesday joined a growing list of countries banning flights from Britain amid global concerns over…
President Duterte to destroy all confiscated drugs in Philippines
Philippines law enforcers are under orders to destroy all confiscated illegal drugs by next week, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson said…
First Coronavirus death outside China, infections soar to 14,000
The first overseas death from the growing epidemic of a coronavirus that originated in China, has been confirmed as infections…
Typhoon Phanfone: 12 missing, over 28 killed in Philippines
The national disaster risk reduction office on Friday said over 28 people were killed in typhoon Phanfone’s onslaught in the…
Typhoon Phanfone kills 16 in Philippines
No fewer than 16 people were killed by a typhoon that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of…
9 dead, 100 hospitalised after consuming local liquor
Nine people died and more than 100 were hospitalised after drinking local liquor made from coconut sap in two separate…
6.9-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit southern Philippines at 0611 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Truck falls, kills 15 in Philippines
Fifteen people were killed when the truck they were travelling on fell off a cliff in the southern Philippines on…
Militants kill 2 soldiers, 2-yr-old girl in southern Philippines
Two soldiers and a 2-year-old girl were killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in the southern Philippines as…
“We are ready to defend our sovereignty,” Philippines warns China
The Philippine Defence Ministry on Thursday likened China’s presence in the disputed South China Sea to squatting and warned that…
Auto crash: 3 killed, 68 injured in Philippines
Three people were killed and almost 70 others injured when a tour bus collided with a truck in the Philippines,…
Measles kill 136 in the Philippines
The latest data from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said 8,443 cases of measles were reported and…
36 telecom fraudsters repatriated from the Philippines
A total of 36 telecom fraudsters have been returned from the Philippines to southern China’s Shenzhen on Wednesday.
Typhoon Yutu batters Philippines
Typhoon causing devastation in some Western Pacific islands made landfall in Philippines on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and risk of…