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MANILA – The lake that once filled the crater of the Taal volcano in the Philippines has almost completely disappeared due to the interaction of…
View More Taal eruption: Lake that filled crater of Philippine volcano has almost completely disappeared
Satellite images show a volcano near the Philippine capital blasting steam, ash and pebbles up to 10 to 15km (six to nine miles) in the…
View More Philippines volcano eruption: Satellite images show steam, ash and pebbles blasting into sky
TAGAYTAY CITY – Tagaytay, an upland resort city about two hours’ drive south of the Philippine capital, Manila, owes much of its prosperity to a…
View More Eruption upends lives in Philippine city that depends on volcano
MANILA (Reuters) – Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists…
View More Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than 1% of annual…
View More Bloody Philippine drug war fails to curb methamphetamine supply: VP
SINGAPORE – The Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s 24-hour accident and emergency (A&E) department is open to all patients, regardless of who they are, and the hospital…
View More Lucky Plaza accident: Mount Elizabeth Hospital not activated as it is not on SCDF's list of medical providers, says CEO
MANILA (AP) – A strong typhoon that barrelled through central Philippines left at least 20 people dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating…
View More Typhoon Phanfone leaves at least 20 dead in Philippines
Typhoon Phanfone ravaged three provinces in the central Philippines over the Christmas holiday, with at least 16 people reported to have been killed. The typhoon…
View More Christmas Typhoon Batters Central Philippines
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – A storm approaching on Christmas Eve is disrupting holiday travel in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Catholic nation. Tropical storm Phanfone, called Ursula…
View More Philippines braces for another storm, this time on Christmas eve
MANILA (AP) – Philippine forces rescued two of three Indonesian hostages on Sunday (Dec 22) after a gunbattle with their captors from the Muslim militant…
View More Philippine troops rescue two Indonesian fishermen abducted by Abu Sayyaf militants
ABOARD THE UBC CYPRUS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC — On his first ocean voyage seven years ago, Jun Russel Reunir was sent deep into the…
View More The Lonely and Dangerous Life of the Filipino Seafarer
Typhoon Kammuri slammed into the Philippines yesterday, bringing heavy rains and gale-force winds as it hit the main island of Luzon. At least four people…
View More Typhoon brings death and chaos to Philippines
MANILA – A 50 million-peso (S$1.34 million) cauldron that will be lit up during the 30th South-east Asian Games in December has sparked a nasty…
View More Row erupts in Philippines over $1m SEA Games 'casserole'
MANILA (DPA) – US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday (Nov 19) vowed more support for the Philippines in its efforts to modernise its military…
View More US vows more support for Philippines amid tensions in South China Sea