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Jimeno eyes separate resiliency offices for man-made, natural disasters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 10:46 AM

MANILA - There should be a "very strong department" that will handle disaster resiliency and risk management for natural phenomena, a Palace undersecretary said Tuesday. Read more »

Can Philippine storm survivors hold companies to account for climate damage?

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Mar 22 10:40 AM

MANILA - Veronica Cabe still remembers every minute of the more than 12 hours she and her family spent huddled on the roof of their two-storey home in Manila in 2009, as floodwaters swept past, carrying dead bodies, animal carcasses and coffins. Read more »

Iligan gov't to shut housing units sold by Sendong survivors

Roxanne R. Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 02:53 PM

The local government unit has set a date for the closure of housing units in Bayanihan Village in Barangay Santa Elena that were occupied by non-Sendong survivors. Read more »

'Basyang' enters PAR, could hit Caraga Tuesday morning: PAGASA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 12:19 AM

(UPDATED) Tropical Storm Basyang (international name: Sanba) has entered the Philippine area of responsibility and could make landfall in the Caraga area by Tuesday morning, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Mayon volcano eruption sparks Philippine tourism boom

Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 12:23 PM

LEGAZPI - With chili-flavored "lava ice cream" in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in an impoverished region of the Philippines where tens of thousands of others have fled for their lives. Read more »

Duterte visits Albay amid Mayon emergency

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 06:02 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited Legazpi City, Albay amid the restive state of Mayon Volcano, vowing to prioritize the food and sanitation needs of thousands displaced by the volcano’s eruption. Read more »

Fearless Philippine farmers defy volcano anger

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 03:37 PM

GUINOBATAN, Philippines - As blistering lava spews from the seething volcano nearby, Philippine farmer Jay Balindang leads his buffalo through the ash-strewn paddy fields of the no-go zone, creeping closer to danger in a desperate bid to support his family. Read more »

Eight dead as huge storms batter Europe

Hui Min Neo with Jo Biddle in The Hague, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 03:44 AM

Violent gales battered northern Europe and beyond Thursday, snapping air and train links and leaving eight people -- including two firefighters -- dead. Read more »

2017 the costliest year in US history for natural disasters

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 03:00 AM

A barrage of fires, freezes, floods and hurricanes cost Americans $306 billion. Read more »

'Vinta' death toll climbs to 240, scores missing

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 25 04:37 PM

MANILA - The death toll from a storm that unleashed landslides and floods across the southern Philippines has climbed to 240 with scores of others still missing, officials said Monday. Read more »

Duterte to visit Biliran in wake of ‘Urduja’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 02:22 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday is expected to visit Biliran, one of the most affected areas by tropical depression “Urduja”.  Read more »

Students urged to spread the word on climate change

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 11:43 PM

Two scientists on Thursday urged students to make the environment their career and use their knowledge for social change as the impact of climate change will become more prevalent in the next few years.  Read more »

At least 19 dead as Typhoon Damrey sweeps into Vietnam

Mai Nguyen, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 01:58 AM

The government earlier said six ships had capsized with 61 people on board in the South China Sea and that 25 people had been rescued. Read more »

Typhoon kills 3 in Japan

Kyodo News/Reuters
Updated as of Oct 23 04:20 PM

A collapsed road is seen following torrential rain caused by typhoon Lan in Kishiwada, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on Monday Read more »

Duterte gov't gets 'majority approval' in fighting crime, calamity response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 04:22 PM

The Duterte administration got "majority approval ratings" for its handling of several issues including disaster response and the fight against criminality, according to a Pulse Asia survey released Friday. Read more »

Disasters make 14 million people homeless each year - UN

Adela Suliman, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 07:44 AM

About 14 million people are being made homeless on average each year as a result of sudden disasters such as floods and storms, new figures show.   Read more »

Yolanda survivors receive P5-K financial assistance

Jenette Ruedas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 04:33 PM

After almost 4 years of waiting for the government’s assistance, survivors of Typhoon Yolanda can now enjoy the presidential financial assistance worth P5,000. Read more »

Plane crash lands in Bulacan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 09:19 PM

A Cessna training plane crash landed due to engine trouble in Pulilan, Bulacan on Wednesday morning, police said. Read more »

One week on, jittery Mexico far from coming to grips with quake

Joshua Howat Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 03:04 AM

The city center was a mix of shops and restaurants going about business as usual, alongside collapsed and damaged buildings cordoned off by yellow tape. Read more »

Blame starts to fly over Mexico quake collapses

Agence France Presse
Posted at Sep 26 11:04 AM

MEXICO CITY - Allegations of negligent construction and oversight began to fly Monday after deadly building collapses during Mexico's earthquake, as hope faded of finding more survivors of a disaster that killed more than 300 people. Read more »