Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead in Itongon, Benguet after a landslide struck an old mining site in the town in the wake of Typhoon Ompong.
Typhoons can be a windfall for those who sell trash for a living.
President Rodrigo Duterte has called on local officials to defy «stupid» Commission on Audit circulars, even went as far as telling Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos to push a COA employee by the stairs.
The casualty count in Itogon, Benguet in the wake of Typhoon Ompong could rise up to 100 after a landslide struck a chapel in the town.
A state of calamity has been declared in the province of Cagayan due to Typhoon Ompong.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday blamed a priest after receiving reports that a church building in Itogon, Benguet collapsed as Typhoon Ompong lashed northern Luzon last Saturday.
Three children have been reported missing after falling from a bridge in Valenzuela City on Sunday afternoon.
Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday morning, leaving a swathe of destruction in northern Luzon area.
Malacañang on Sunday condemned the bombing attack in General Santos City that left seven people hurt.
Nahuli-cam ang pagkasagasa ng isang oil tanker sa dalawang magkaangkas sa bisikleta sa Parañaque City.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday offered Army chief Lieutenant General Rolando Bautista the post of National Food Authority (NFA) administrator.
The 17 soldiers who were injured during an intense firefight with members of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu on Friday are recuperating at a hospital.
Typhoon Mangkhut rocked Hong Kong en route to mainland China on Sunday, lashing its coastline and sending skyscrapers swaying, after killing at least 30 people in the Philippines and ripping a swathe of destruction through its agricultural heartland.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Sunday said they are already exerting efforts to restore power in the provinces hit by Typhoon Ompong.
The Bureau of Immigration has denied Sister Patricia Fox's request for her missionary visa to be extended.
Seven people were hurt before noon Sunday when a bomb exploded in General Santos City, Benjie Liwanag reported on Super Radyo dzBB.
The Cordillera Administrative Region's Civil Defense Office reported on Saturday that six locals were killed and four others were missing after Typhoon Ompong cut a swath of destruction across the region.
Pope Francis appealed to Sicily's Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island needed «men and women of love, not men and women 'of honor,'» using the term mobsters apply to themselves.
An Israeli missile attack targeted the Syrian capital's airport late Saturday, activating air defenses which shot down a number of the projectiles, state news agency SANA reported.
Malacañang on Saturday announced that President Rodrigo Duterte would visit areas devastated by Typhoon Ompong.
A strong Typhoon Ompong tore across the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday, killing at least three people, wrecking homes and triggering landslides before heading towards Hong Kong and southern China by evening.
The alert level on the Marikina River was lowered to the first alarm as the river's waters continued to recede Saturday evening.
No storm can stop this couple from tying the knot, not even the feared Typhoon Ompong.
«Kailangan na nga po natin ng forced evacuation ang mangyayari dito dahil talagang magkakaroon po 'yun ng malawaking pagbaha dito po sa lugar ng Pangasinan,» Orendain said.
A strong Typhoon Ompong tore across the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday, killing at least three people, wrecking homes and triggering landslides before heading towards Hong Kong and southern China by evening.
Two residents were electrocuted when a tornado hit Marikina City on Friday. Video footage at a wedding reception captured the exact moment the whirlwind happened.
Patay ang isang lalaki sa pamamaril sa Pasay City nitong Sabado ng hapon.
The Department of Health (DOH) in Tuguegarao is looking for additional physicians to attend to the 87,000 residents who have fled to evacuation centers to amid Ompong's onslaught on Saturday.
Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that exposed a deep split in the 72-year old organization.
Winds were picking up in Basco, Batanes late Friday night, as Typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) was about to make landfall over Cagayan province.
Isang 17-anyos na junior high school dropout ang iniimbestigahan ng mga awtoridad sa China dahil sa pagpapanggap umano sa social media na isa siyang bilyonaryo.
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling as part of a plea deal, prosecutors told a federal court in Washington on Friday.
Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow's biggest military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union, footage aired by the Ministry of Defense showed on Friday.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s monthly meeting with top security officials on Friday was canceled in light of the government’s preparations for the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong in Luzon this weekend, Malacañang and the Department of National Defense said.
The Sandigandiganbayan on Friday allowed Deputy Speaker Arthur Yap to travel to Quanzhou, China as a guest of honor at the launching of Megaworld Corporation's first residential development outside the Philippines.
