Latest Philippines Headlines
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Generali Is Seeking Buyers for Turkey, Philippines Units: Sources
Jun 21 2024 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA is seeking to sell its units in Turkey and the Philippines, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Italian insurer has kicked off separate processes to dispose of its small Istanbul-based...
US, Philippines Pay Highest Economic Price for Climate-Fueled Weather
Feb 28 2024 // The United States and the Philippines are the countries hit hardest by climate-driven extreme weather, measured as a percentage of their economies, according to a report released Wednesday by global reinsurance giant Swiss...
Philippines Coast Guard Identifies Marshall Islands Oil Tanker in Fatal Collision
Oct 4 2023 // Three people are dead after a Philippine fishing boat collided with an oil tanker in what the nation’s coast guard described as an accident near a disputed South China Sea shoal. Survivor accounts of the tanker fit...
Typhoon-Prone Philippines Seeks New Insurance After Lapse of Catastrophe Bond
Jul 27 2023 // The Philippines, recovering from damage wrought by Typhoon Doksuri, is seeking a new insurance plan as protection against future calamities after its catastrophe bond lapsed. “We no longer have a cat bond,”...
Update: China Girds for Typoon Doksuri as Death Toll Rises in Philippines
Jul 27 2023 // China canceled dozens of flights and trains in preparation for Typhoon Doksuri, which has shuttered much of southern and eastern Taiwan after bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the Philippines. At least 11 people...
Super Typhoon Doksuri Hits Philippines, Heads to China, Taiwan
Jul 25 2023 // Philippine authorities on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of people in coastal communities as super typhoon Doksuri intensified in strength, pummeling the north with strong winds and heavy rains before it heads toward Taiwan...
Typhoon Doksuri Gains Power as It Threatens Philippines, Taiwan
Jul 24 2023 // Doksuri has strengthened further and may intensify into a super typhoon before a possible landfall in northern Philippines en route to Taiwan. The typhoon is moving westward “slowly” with maximum winds of 150...
Philippines Raises Alert Over Volcano, Villagers Urged to Leave Danger Zone
Jun 9 2023 // Philippine officials on Thursday raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in a condition they fear could...
Typhoon-Prone Philippines to Launch Insurance Plan for Infrastructure Losses
Mar 30 2023 // The Philippines is readying an insurance plan that will protect the Southeast Asian nation from infrastructure losses caused by natural disasters, seeking to better respond to climate change risks. The government will put...
Philippines Increases Efforts to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tanker
Mar 14 2023 // Philippine authorities have increased efforts to contain an oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker that has affected coastal towns and was still spreading, the environment ministry said on Tuesday, as the country grapples...
Philippines’ Death Toll From Storm Nalgae Rises to 98
Oct 31 2022 // The Philippines said 98 people died from flooding and landslides triggered by storm Nalgae, which hit the country over the weekend. The death toll has risen from 48 reported Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Typhoon Noru Batters Philippines, Killing 5 and Leaving Millions Without Power
Sep 26 2022 // Typhoon Noru battered the Philippines’ main Luzon island, killing five rescuers and leaving millions of people without electricity. The fatalities were recovered from a flooded area in Bulacan province north of...
Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 4
Jul 27 2022 // A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila. Two people were killed in...
Typhoon Megi Triggers Landslides in Philippines, Killing at Least 25 People
Apr 12 2022 // At least 25 people were killed and several more missing after Typhoon Megi triggered landslides and flooded many areas in central and southern Philippines. Twenty-two persons died in mudslides in Baybay City in Leyte...
As Strongest Storm to Hit Philippines in 2021, Typhoon Rai ‘Exceeded All Predictions’
Dec 22 2021 // SINGAPORE – The rapid intensification that turned this week’s Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed all predictions, forecasters said, leaving nearly 400 people dead and...
Typhoon Rai Threatens Philippines, Forcing Thousands to Flee Homes
Dec 16 2021 // Typhoon Rai has rapidly intensified as it nears central and southern Philippine provinces on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee their homes and leaving thousands stranded as airlines canceled flights. The typhoon...
3 Typhoons in 3 Weeks Kill 100-Plus People in Philippines, Causing Damages of $518.5M
Nov 16 2020 // Three strong typhoons over the past three weeks have killed more than 100 people in the Philippines and damaged farms and infrastructure worth almost 25 billion pesos ($518.5 million), based on reports from its disaster...
Another Severe Storm Threatens Philippines Just Days After Super Typhoon Goni
Nov 5 2020 // The Philippines is bracing for a severe tropical storm that’s expected to hit its northern tip days after Super Typhoon Goni left. Storm Atsani will likely strengthen into a typhoon with peak intensity of 120...
World’s Strongest Storm in 2020 Kills at Least 16 in Philippines
Nov 2 2020 // The world’s strongest storm this year killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, and sent tens of thousands more to evacuation centers, risking coronavirus infection. Nearly 458,000 people were evacuated mostly in...
New Storm Takes Aim at Philippines, Just Days After Devastation of Typhoon Molave
Oct 29 2020 // The Philippines is bracing for a new storm that will hit the Southeast Asian nation this weekend, days after Typhoon Molave left at least 16 people dead and thousands in evacuation sites. Goni, which developed into a...
