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Indonesian Semeru volcano erupts, spews ash 5 kms into sky

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 10:25 PM

Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country, and while many show high levels of activity it can be weeks or even months before an eruption. Read more »

‘We’re running out of food’: Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 06:02 PM

Search-and-rescue worked through the night as they pulled dozens of bodies from beneath crumpled buildings in Mamuju, a city of about 110,000 people. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 15, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 02:37 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Powerful quake rocks Indonesia

Firdaus via AFP
Posted at Jan 15 08:48 PM

Rescuers search for survivors at a hospital in Mamuju city on Friday, after the area was flattened when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island. Read more »

Taal Volcano island, a year later

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 10:24 PM

A year after Taal Volcano released its fury on Batangas residents, ruined buildings are still covered in ash while once verdant fields stay buried under thick layers of mud.   Read more »

Indonesia locates black box recorders from crashed plane

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 11:47 AM

Body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital Monday after a passenger jet with 62 people aboard crashed shortly after take-off a day earlier. Read more »

2 deaths reported due to tail end of frontal system affecting Bicol region

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 01:40 PM

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said Sunday it was verifying reports of 2 deaths after bad weather triggered flooding and caused a boat to capsize in the region.   Read more »

Higit 20 lugar sa Camarines Sur, lubog sa baha

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 07:52 PM

Lubog sa baha ang higit 20 lugar sa Camarines Sur dahil sa patuloy na pag-ulan. Read more »

2020 Yearender: Top world stories other than COVID-19

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 01:17 PM

MANILA -- Here’s a look back at stories that made headlines and captured the interests of news.abs-cbn.com readers here and abroad other than COVID-19. Read more »

Six dead as strong quake strikes central Croatia

Lajla Veselica, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 30 03:11 AM

PETRINJA, Croatia (UPDATE)- A powerful earthquake killed at least six people as it tore down buildings in central Croatia on Tuesday, leaving a town near the epicenter without electricity as rescuers combed toppled roofs and rubble in the dark. Read more »

2,000 pamilyang nawalan ng tirahan noong 'Sendong' di pa nalilipat sa relokasyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 08:58 PM

Siyam na taon mula nang manalasa ang Bagyong Sendong, 2,000 pamilya pa rin sa Iligan City ang hindi nabibigyan ng bahay. Read more »

Mga pagguho ng lupa naitala sa Surigao City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 08:25 PM

Magdamag simula Huwebes na nakaranas ng mga pag-ulan ang lungsod na ito at mga karatig-lugar dulot ng trough ng low pressure area. Read more »

8 patay sa pananalasa ng bagyong Vicky: NDRRMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 09:51 PM

Walo ang kumpirmadong patay sa pananalasa ng bagyong Vicky. Read more »

NDRRMC lacks funds for rescuers' hazard pay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 05:30 PM

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Monday that it lacked funds to provide hazard pay to rescuers who are facing the twin threat of calamities and the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

LOOK: Vicky threat leaves hundreds of passengers stranded in Cebu ports

Annie Fe Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 11:28 PM

Ramil Ayuman, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office chief, said most of the passengers were bound for Mindanao.  Read more »

House panel OKs bill mandating national emergency recovery program

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 10:35 PM

The bill seeks to grant the President power to extend the validity of appropriations of projects earmarked to respond to national emergencies not extending beyond two years. Read more »

The fight against Kaliwa Dam is a fight for human rights

Kathleen Lei Limayo, Stop Kaliwa Dam Network
Posted at Dec 14 11:01 PM

The Dumagat communities in Barangay Daraitan, whose houses and livelihoods were damaged by Typhoon Ulysses, oppose the construction of Kaliwa mega dam. Read more »

Ukraine seeks World Heritage status for Chernobyl zone

Dmytro Gorshkov / Ania Tsoukanova, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 10:33 AM

Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. Read more »

Ilang taga-Catanduanes di ramdam ang Pasko dahil sa kalamidad

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 09:13 PM

Aminado na mga residente na hindi na nila naiisip kung saan at paano pa ipagdiriwang ang Pasko. Read more »

World Bank sees worse contraction for PH economy due to virus, typhoons

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 07:21 PM

The multilateral lender said, the Philippine economy will likely shrink by 8.1 percent this year, which is worse than its already downgraded forecast of 6.9 percent issued in October. Read more »