Latest Philippines Headlines
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Typhoon Molave Heads to Vietnam After Killing at Least 9 People in Philippines
Oct 27 2020 // Typhoon Molave killed at least nine people and left 13 others missing in the Philippines, according to disaster-response officials, before heading over to the South China Sea on its way to Vietnam. The storm affected more...
More Than 40 Crew Members Missing After Ship with 6,000 Cattle Capsizes Off Japan
Sep 3 2020 // More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday. A lone crew member from the Gulf...
Typhoon Vongfong Tests Philippines’ Ability to Protect Evacuees from Coronavirus
May 15 2020 // Typhoon Vongfong forced more than 150,000 people in the Philippines to leave their homes, risking coronavirus infection as they move to usually packed shelters. Intense rains and strong winds damaged houses and crops as...
Typhoon Vongfong Hits the Philippines with Evacuations Expected
May 14 2020 // Typhoon Vongfong, the Northern Hemisphere’s first named storm [of 2020], is rapidly intensifying east of the Philippines, where it could clip parts of the island nation Thursday and Saturday, according to the U.S....
Guy Carpenter Launches Probabilistic Philippines Flood Model
May 12 2020 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the launch of a new Philippines Flood Model. The probabilistic model provides countrywide coverage and enables insurers...
Global Supply Chains Strained as Ship Crews Are Stuck in Lockdown
Apr 7 2020 // Port restrictions and canceled flights are straining the ability to replace seafarers on board ships, further weakening global supply chains already snarled by the coronavirus pandemic. Hubs like Singapore, Abu Dhabi and...
Philippine Volcano Erupts, Forcing Evacuation of Thousands of Residents
Jan 14 2020 // A lock-down is being implemented by police in three towns in the Philippines near an erupting volcano, 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of capital Manila, to prevent residents from returning home as heavy ash fall and...
Typhoon Phanfone Kills at Least 41 in Philippines, Destroys Homes, Crops
Dec 30 2019 // Typhoon Phanfone killed at least 41 people when it slammed into the central Philippines on Christmas Eve, with dozens still injured or missing, according to the agency which oversees disaster response. The 21st cyclone to...
Hunt for Survivors Underway After Earthquake Hits Philippines Island Trade Building
Dec 16 2019 // Rescue teams in the southern Philippines searched for signs of life on Monday in a collapsed shopping center after a powerful earthquake that killed at least three people and wounded dozens more. Disaster response...
Death Toll from Typhoon Kammuri Rises as Storm Passes South of Manila in Philippines
Dec 4 2019 // The death toll from Typhoon Kammuri rose to 17 people after destroying houses and displacing hundreds of thousands on its path across the Philippines. As it neared its exit, tropical cyclone wind signals have been lifted...
Typhoon Kammuri Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 3, Displacing 500,000 More
Dec 3 2019 // The Philippines reopened its main airport late Tuesday as Typhoon Kammuri heads to the South China Sea, leaving at least three people dead and displacing half a million more. Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s...
Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds to Help Pay for Natural Disasters
Nov 25 2019 // The Philippines, among the world’s most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major calamities, in conjunction with the World Bank. The dual-tranche...
Philippines Warns Hog Traders Who Ignore Quarantine Rules as Swine Fever Spreads
Oct 1 2019 // The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture on Tuesday threatened legal action against hog traders ignoring strict animal quarantine rules as it confirmed new cases of African swine fever infections in metropolitan...
African Swine Fever Spreads in Philippines
Sep 20 2019 // Blood samples from pigs in backyard farms in the Philippine capital Manila tested positive for African swine fever, the Department of Agriculture said on Friday, less than two weeks after it declared the country’s...
Concern Over Pig Virus Prompts Philippines to Ban German Pork
Jul 19 2019 // The Philippines restricted pork imports from Germany, citing concerns about food safety in one of the world’s major shippers, as Asian countries battle to stop a deadly pig virus spreading. From July 2, the...
WTW Taps Nat Re’s Hidalgo as Head of Capital Science and Policy in Southeast Asia
Jun 6 2019 // Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Augusto Hidalgo as head of Capital, Science and Policy (CSP) in Southeast Asia. Based in Manila, Philippines, Hidalgo brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise...
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Philippines, Causing Deaths and Damage
Apr 23 2019 // A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Tuesday, hitting the central region hours after at least 15 people were killed by a tremor in the main Luzon island. Fourteen of the dead were from Pampanga province,...
Philippines’ RCBC Sues Bangladesh Central Bank over ‘Vicious’ Cyber Heist Claims
Mar 13 2019 // A Philippine bank has filed a lawsuit accusing Bangladesh’s central bank of defamation, hitting back at what it says are baseless claims of its complicity in the world’s biggest cyber heist. In February 2016,...
Tropical Storm Usman Becomes Philippines’ 2nd Deadliest Weather Disaster in 2018
Dec 31 2018 // Tropical Storm Usman, which entered the Philippines on Christmas Day, emerged as the deadliest weather disaster for the country this year following Typhoon Mangkhut in September. Usman, a slow-moving storm with winds of up...
Update: Typhoon Yutu Pummels Philippines; Death Toll Rises from Landslides, Floods
Oct 31 2018 // At least 10 people were killed and about 20 are missing in a trail of landslides in the mountainous region of northern Philippines after the devastation caused by Typhoon Yutu, according to government authorities. Rescuers...
