NATURAL disasters have caused at least ₱21.69 billion in documented damage across the Philippines so far this year, according to available assessments from major hazard events. The figure underscores ...

AGATON, Bulusan, Crising, Emong, Falcon, Jolina, Kanlaon, Odette, Mayon, Paeng and Taal. Between 2021 and early this year, these names made the front page, but not in a welcome way. They came as ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines retained its position as the world’s most disaster-prone country, ranking first among 193 United Nations member states in the World Risk Report 2026 with a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Modern technology is increasingly aiding disaster preparedness in the Philippines, with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) advancing artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

The sovereign parametric deal covers government exposures only, and the domestic pool covers earthquake alone, leaving typhoon and flood placements reliant on offshore capacity ...

WHEN a major tropical cyclone tears across the archipelago, roads submerge, bridges collapse, and terrestrial communications ...

Death toll rises to 29 in Basilan ferry sinking as government suspends operator’s entire passenger fleet citing pattern of safety failures By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – The death toll from the MV Trisha ...

The Philippine economy was one of the fastest-growing in Asia last year after shrugging off devastating natural disasters and expanding at a “remarkable” pace in the final quarter, the government said ...

Tropical Storm Nalgae has unleashed flash floods and landslides in parts of the Philippines – Copyright afp/AFP Khalil MAZRAAWI The death toll from a storm that ...

Manila, Philippines — The death toll from a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines rose to at least 35 on Monday after at least 17 people were killed in a southern Philippine province ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Friday that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck ...