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Tropical Storm Kristine ravaged several provinces and regions in the country since it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on October 20. It first hit the Bicol Region, dumping up to 528.55 mm of rainfall in Daet, Camarines Norte, from the ...

Bicol Region's Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council sounded the alarm on Tuesday night, October 22, as tropical storm Kristine caused floods in Camarines Sur, Albay, and Naga City."Sa kasalukuyan,hindi na po kaya ng mga rescuers na tugunan ...

Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in it, are our most intimate connection ...

James Earl Jones, the legendary American actor whose voice brought to life iconic characters such as Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, has passed away at the age of 93. He died on Monday morning, September 9, ...

The Philippines is no stranger to oil spills. This is a devastating irony, especially for an archipelago that is home to a rich marine biodiversity and is highly dependent on its coastal resources. These incidents have not only caused significant and long- ...

As a country lying directly on the path of the typhoon belt in the northwestern Pacific Ocean as well as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is no stranger to natural disasters. Up to 60 percent of its land area and ...

A six-minute volcanic event occurred at the summit crater of Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island last Monday night, June 3. Alert Level 2 (Increased or Moderate Level of Volcanic Unrest) was immediately raised by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( ...