Tag: Philippines
As Philippines grapples with earthquake fallout, typhoon strikes
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Typhoon Matmo struck northern Philippines on Friday, three days after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit…
Philippines says important that China does not militarise disputed Scarborough Shoal
By Karen LemaMANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is closely watching Beijing's plans for a nature reserve at the disputed…
Factbox-How does the Cebu quake compare in seismically vulnerable Philippines?
By David Stanway(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck in waters near the island of Cebu in the central…
China holds National Day ceremony in waters off atoll claimed by Philippines
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's coast guard held a National Day flag-raising ceremony on a ship in the waters off…
Philippines quake death toll rises to 69 , official says
By Karen Lema and Mikhail FloresMANILA (Reuters) -The death toll from a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the central…
Strong quake causes damage, panic in central Philippine island
A 6.9-magnitude quake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Tuesday evening, damaging buildings and roads…
Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam
The death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi rose to 11 in the Philippines on Saturday as the…
At least three dead as Tropical Storm Bualoi sweeps through Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) -At least three people were killed in the Philippines after a tropical storm, which intensified into…
400,000 evacuated, 3 dead as fresh storm batters Philippines
The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths Friday as a severe…
Another tropical storm causes 4 deaths and new evacuations in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Another tropical storm barreled across Philippine islands Friday, causing at least four deaths and…
Weaker Ragasa pushes across China’s southern coast toward Vietnam after causing flooding
HONG KONG (AP) — The much weaker Tropical Storm Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast toward…