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California searches for 1,000 missing in its deadliest fire

Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 17 11:41 AM

PARADISE, California - Recovery teams with cadaver dogs pressed on with their search for more victims in a flame-ravaged northern California town on Friday as authorities sought clues to the fate of more than 1,000 people reported missing in the deadliest wildfire in state history. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang pinagkakakitaan ng Yolanda survivors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:40 PM

Naging daan ito para makatulong din sila sa mga katulad nilang dumadaan sa matinding pagsubok. Read more »

Philippines marks five years since its deadliest storm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 05:11 PM

TACLOBAN - Survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) recalled their terror and loss while gathered Thursday at a mass grave for thousands killed 5 years ago in the country's worst storm on record.   Read more »

'Life goes on': Long road for super typhoon Yolanda survivors

Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 04:49 PM

The Philippines' catastrophic Super Typhoon Haiyan stole almost everything from Juvilyn Luana and Joel Aradana -- their spouses, children and homes -- but in each other they found love and the strength to start a new family. Read more »

Students join World Tsunami Awareness Day drill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:01 PM

Thousands of students from Batasan High School in Quezon City participate during the 2018 4th Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED), in observance of the World Tsunami Awareness Day, on Monday.  Read more »

Football: Leicester City owner's funeral starts in Thailand with royal honor

Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Juarawee Kittisilpa, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 12:56 AM

The funeral, closed to the public and media, was attended by Vichai's relatives, friends and senior Thai politicians and soccer officials. Read more »

Indonesia finds ‘minor’ faults in two other 737-MAX jets after crash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 03:32 AM

The transport ministry said it discovered that one plane had a problem linked to its cockpit display while another had a glitch in a jet stabilization system. Read more »

Mass grave ng mga namatay sa bagyong Sendong, binisita ng mga kaanak

Joey Taguba Yecyec, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 06:59 PM

Sa record ng City Memorial Park, nasa higit 200 bangkay ang inilibing sa mass grave. Read more »

5 CAFGUs among victims of Mt. Province landslide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 04:52 PM

The 5 CAFGUs went to Natonin, Mt. Province to work as laborers and skilled workers at a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) project. Read more »

Pilot made distress call on doomed Indonesian jet’s previous flight

Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 10:21 PM

An airport authority said the aircraft had encountered a "speed and altimeter" problem but the captain was confident that it was airworthy and pressed on. Read more »

What warning? Engineer says no caution raised in Mt. Province DPWH building

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 03:34 PM

Contrary to claims of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, an engineer said nobody issued a warning about the hazardous location of the ill-fated DPWH building in Mountain Province.  Read more »

NDRRMC: At least 15 dead due to 'Rosita'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 09:18 AM

MANILA - Typhoon Rosita has left at least 15 people dead after its onslaught in the country's northern provinces, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Thursday.   Read more »

Ilang kalsada sa hilagang Luzon, hindi madaanan dahil sa landslide

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 02:33 AM

Ito rin ang dahilan kaya hirap ang rescue teams na sagipin ang mga naiulat na natabunan ng lupa. Read more »

OPINION: Emergency humanitarian response should be an integral part of dev planning

Fr. Edwin Gariguez
Posted at Oct 31 11:45 PM

What if disaster response and recovery (DRR) efforts started way before disasters struck? What if such efforts were planned with foresight and best practices in mind?  Read more »

Buried DPWH building stood in 'heavy landslide' prone village

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 07:02 PM

The landslide-hit Department of Public Works and Highways building in Mountain Province was standing in a 'heavy landslide' prone area, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday.  Read more »

Philippines races to free 30 trapped in landslide

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Posted at Oct 31 12:44 PM

MANILA - Philippine rescue teams worked to free at least 30 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday after a typhoon dumped heavy rainfall on a mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides.   Read more »

Magat Dam releases water as Cagayan River rises

Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:17 PM

The Magat Dam on Wednesday released water from its reservoir, threatening to further raise the level of the Cagayan River, which has swelled due to rains from typhoon Rosita.    Read more »

Rosita flashflood damages Isabela bridge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 09:10 AM

A flashflood triggered by typhoon Rosita damaged a major bridge in Roxas, Isabela, Mayor Totep Calderon said Wednesday.   Read more »

10,000 Cagayan folk in evacuation centers after Rosita exit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 12:05 PM

Some 10,400 residents who fled typhoon Rosita's fierce winds and rains remain in evacuation centers in Cagayan province on Wednesday morning, a disaster official said.    Read more »

Dozens feared buried in Philippines typhoon landslide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 07:05 AM

Nearly 3 dozen people were feared buried under a massive landslide unleashed Tuesday in the Philippines by Typhoon Yutu, which killed 4 children and a man as it ripped across the disaster-prone nation. Read more »