Manila: Thousands of residents were fleeing coastal and other hazardous areas in the eastern Philippines on Sunday as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the disaster-prone archipelago. Officials warned 2.5-metre (eight feet) high waves and landslides posed the biggest threats as typhoon Nina (also known as Nock-ten) closed in on theContinue Reading
Tagum: A strong earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines on Sunday, briefly panicking residents, the government volcanology office said. The 6.0-magnitude quake rocked the southern island of Mindanao but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties, the civil defence office said. The US Geological Survey put theContinue Reading
Manila: The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive the country of the faster economic growth expected in places that have more working-age people than younger and olderContinue Reading
In the corner of a room in Manila, an artist dips his paintbrush into a murky mixture. As brush strokes of brown, black and grey sweep across white canvas, the paint leaves behind rough sediments on the surface, coming out as an almost gritty texture. But this isn’t any ordinaryContinue Reading
Rodrigo Duterte accused some bishops of corruptionContinue Reading
Cebu City – The Filipinos have given the world an example of fidelity and deep devotion to the Lord and His Church since the Filipino people received the Gospel of Jesus Christ 500 years ago, said Pope Francis in his video recorded message at the closing of the 51st InternationalContinue Reading
Manila: About 725,000 people fled their homes and communities braced for heavy rain and coastal floods of up to 13 feet as Typhoon Melor slammed Monday into the eastern Philippines, officials said. Classes, flights and ferry trips were suspended. The government’s weather bureau said the typhoon was packing winds ofContinue Reading
The President urged the public to follow the measures the government had put in place to keep Francis safeContinue Reading