Plane crashes in Colombia with 81 onboard, including Brazil footballers
File photo. An aircraft with 81 people aboard, including a Brazilian football team, crashed in central Colombia, and rescuers are moving survivors from the site, the country’s civil aviation...
View ArticleNearly 100 killed, hundreds hurt as quake strikes Indonesia’s Aceh
People walk near a collapsed mosque following an earthquake in Meuredu, Pidie Jaya in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Irwansyah Putra/via...
View ArticleTyphoon Nina poses possible Lahar flow in Bicol region
File photo. QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council has advised Local Government Units and NDRRMC member agencies to prepare for the possible landfall...
View ArticleMajor quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas Day
A damaged road is seen after a quake at Tarahuin, on Chiloe island, southern Chile, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Alvaro Vidal “There was a lot, a lot of movement here, but besides that nothing of note,...
View ArticleTyphoon Nina weakens may leave PAR Tuesday night
PAGASA-DOST Satellite Image on December 27, 2016 as of 8:32 am Typhoon Nina has weakened after making landfall eight times and may possibly exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Tuesday...
View ArticleNDRRMC verifying reported 6-7 casualties of Typhoon Nina
File photo. CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has yet to confirm the 6 or 7 reported casualties of Typhoon Nina. The Department of the...
View ArticleNCR tops regions with most number of firecracker-related injuries; victims...
FILE PHOTO: A firecracker-related injury The Department of Health (DOH) continuously reminds the public to find other items for merry-making this holiday as the number of injuries related to...
View ArticleNDRRMC: Typhoon Nina wrecks over 30,000 houses in Bicol region
An uprooted tree during the onslaught of Typhoon Nina (Nock-Ten) A total of 30, 897 houses have been damaged in Bicol region over the onslaught of Typhoon Nina. In Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol...
View Article‘Nina’ leaves over P681-M damages to to agri, infra
People walk along a devastated street in Camarines Sur after strong winds brought by Typhoon Nina. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) called on local government units...
View ArticleBestlink College not to blame for Tanay accident – lawyer
Atty. Lourdes Pagayatan, the legal counsel of Bestlink College MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the Bestlink College of the Philippines met with members of the media on Tuesday. The school stood firm...
View ArticleMagnitude 7 Davao quake warning dismissed
DAVAO, Philippines — After a magnitude 4.7 quake hit Davao City on Thursday, an information is now circulating in some social media sites warning Davaoeños of a strong quake that may hit the city...
View Article5.9 magnitude aftershock rocks Surigao del Norte anew
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — The province of Surigao del Norte experienced a strong aftershock, again, at past 8:00 a.m. yesterday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Siesmology...
View Article5.6 magnitude quake puts Batangas under state of calamity
MANILA, Philippines — Over 600 houses in the town of Mabini were damaged by an earthquake that shook the province of Batangas on Saturday afternoon — 90 of these houses are totally damaged. The...
View ArticleDSWD distributes relief goods to quake hit areas
DSWD’s Disaster Relief Canvass Tent (Photo from DSWD) MANILA— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun distributing aid to residents affected by the earthquake in Batangas and...
View ArticleBatangas twin earthquakes affect electric supply: DOE
Tweet MANILA — The electric supply reserve in Luzon has become slightly thinner due to the twin earthquakes in Batangas on Saturday. The Department of Energy (DOE) said some power facilities have been...
View ArticleOver 30 killed in Nueva Ecija Bus Crash
Tweet MANILA — At least 30 were killed while many were injured and are being treated at several hospitals after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Barangay Capintalan, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija around...
View ArticleTwo killed, 72 injured in Leyte quake – NDDRMC
LEYTE, Philippines — Authorities are continuously working to determine the extent of damages caused by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Leyte on Thursday afternoon. Government personnel continue to...
View ArticleOrmoc City declared under state of calamity after Leyte earthquake
LEYTE, Philippines — The local government of Ormoc City may now use its emergency fund for its earthquake-affected residents following the declaration of a state of calamity in the area on Tuesday....
View Article