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Death toll rises to 55 in Naga, Cebu landslide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 11:28 PM

Search teams have recovered five more bodies from the community hit by a landslide in Naga City, Cebu, raising the death toll to 55 on Monday.  Read more »

Cebu landslide death toll climbs to 48

Aiza Layague, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 10:12 PM

The death toll from a landslide in this city has climbed to 48, authorities said Sunday night. Read more »

Paghahanap sa mga natabunan sa Cebu, pahirapan dahil sa malalaking bato

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 08:26 PM

Dahan-dahang kinuha ng mga rescuer ang mga malalaking bato na tumabon sa halos 10 bahay para makaiwas sa pagguho ulit ng lupa sa lugar. Read more »

More dead unearthed from Itogon landslide as new typhoon nears

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:47 PM

ITOGON, Benguet - Rescuers pulled out 7 more fatalities from mounds of soil and rock that buried the bunkhouse of miners in this mountain town on Sunday, as a new typhoon roared closer to the country. Read more »

Digging continues as Cebu landslide death toll rises to 45

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 10:48 AM

NAGA, Cebu - The death toll from a landslide in this city climbed to 45 on Sunday, as authorities dug for the fourth straight day for dozens feared trapped beneath tons of rock and soil.  Read more »

Malaysia pardons 3 brothers on death row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 01:58 AM

The sultan of the southern Malaysian state of Johor has commuted the death sentences of three Mexican brothers who were set to be hanged for drug trafficking crimes, Mexico said. Read more »

PANOORIN: Mga eksena sa 'masayang libing' ng lola sa Pampanga

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:41 AM

Bago umano mamatay si lola Lourdes, binilin niya sa kaniyang mga pamilya’t kaanak na huwag malungkot sa kaniyang pagpanaw. Read more »

Death toll sa landslide sa Naga City, Cebu, tumaas pa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 11:31 AM

NAGA CITY, Cebu – Umabot na sa 22 ang kumpirmadong namatay sa pagguho ng lupa sa mga barangay ng Tinaan at Naalad sa lungsod na ito, ayon sa Naga City Police.   Read more »

Digging continues as Ompong landslides toll rises

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 12:53 PM

The death toll from Typhoon Ompong's onslaught has climbed to 88, authorities said Thursday as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead. Read more »

Gov't urged: Hold mining firm liable for Itogon landslide

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 01:05 PM

Benguet Corporation should be held liable for the landslide that killed at least 19 miners in the mountain town of Itogon, Benguet, an advocate said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte ponders over death as he hopes for survivors in Ompong landslide

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 07:09 PM

He opened up about his concept of death, in an attempt to console grieving families. Read more »

Gov't gathers experts in frantic search for Benguet landslide survivors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 05:54 PM

The chances of finding survivors as the search entered its third day are now slim, but "there's always hope that we find them alive," said Posadas.  Read more »

Child deaths from preventable causes cut by half since 2000 - UN

Lin Taylor, Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 02:45 PM

Six million children worldwide died last year from preventable diseases and other complications, which was about half the number of similar deaths in 2000 Read more »

Ompong death toll climbs to 74: police

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 11:25 AM

MANILA - The number of people who died in the onslaught of typhoon Ompong in Luzon climbed to 74 while at least 55 more remain missing, police said Tuesday morning.   Read more »

Mangkhut leaves 10 dead in Baguio - mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 09:37 AM

Authorities have recovered the remains of 10 people believed to have been killed when typhoon Mangkhut pummeled Baguio City with fierce winds and rains, Mayor Mauricio Domogan said Tuesday.  Read more »

LOOK: Aerial view of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya after Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 02:19 PM

Fair weather allowed an ABS-CBN News crew to take an aerial shot of Bambang town in Nueva Vizcaya which was among the places hit by typhoon Ompong over the weekend. Read more »

Search continues for survivors in Benguet landslide

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 08:24 PM

Rescuers shoveled mud and debris in Barangay Ucab on Sunday as a landslide in a nearby village blocked heavy equipment. Read more »

40 trapped in landslide-hit bunkhouse in Benguet, bodies recovered

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 07:34 PM

Several bodies were recovered from a bunkhouse near a mining site that was buried in a landslide in Itogon, Benguet, police said Sunday following the typhoon Ompong's onslaught. Read more »

Nigerian gas tanker explosion kills at least 35

Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 06:52 AM

At least 35 people were killed on Monday and hundreds injured when a gas tanker exploded in northern Nigerian state of Nasarawa and started a blaze, the state emergency agency said.   Read more »

Pakistan sentences nearly 30 people to death in a month

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 04:04 AM

Pakistan's army chief has confirmed death sentences for 13 militants, authorities said Monday, bringing the total executions ordered by secret military courts over the past month to at least 28. Read more »