The country’s population is projected to increase to 104 million this year as 1.5 million babies are expected to be born, the Commission on Population (PopCom) said Saturday (2). “The Philippines’ population is 102.4 million at the end of 2015. But this year, it is expected to increase to 104 million,” PopCom executive director Juan […]
Fireworks displays to celebrate the New Year left 380 people injured in the Philippines. An explosion occurred at a fireworks display in the capital Manila early in the morning of New Year’s Day. Scores of people were taken to hospital with burns. The blast also started a fire in a slum area. Authorities say about […]
Muslim guerrillas killed 10 civilians in the majority Catholic Philippines over Christmas, the military said Sunday, with some Christians in the affected areas now too scared to sleep in their homes. Guerillas from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) captured nine farmers and shot them dead on December 24 in the southern island of Mindanao, […]
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday said the death toll due to weather disturbance “Nona” went up. NDRRMC said Nona, earlier a typhoon, claimed 35 lives, 24 injured and left six people missing. It said there are no reports of any casualty due to low pressure area “Onyok,” earlier a […]
The tropical depression east of Mindanao has entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday afternoon and was named Onyok. According to state weather bureau PAGASA, the tropical depression entered the country’s territory at around 1:45 p.m. Meanwhile, typhoon Nona (international name Melor) was located 80 kilometers west of Ternate, Cavite at 1 p.m. The […]
Typhoon Nona (international name Melor) made its second landfall in Sorsogon on Monday afternoon. State weather bureau PAGASA said that the typhoon is moving westward toward Burias Island. At 4 p.m., Nona was located over Bulusan, Sorsogon with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 185 kph. It is […]
Australia agreed to help the Philippines improve its surveillance to prevent Paris-style attacks by Islamist militants in Southeast Asia. Australia agreed on Thursday to help the Philippines improve its surveillance, intelligence and forensic investigation to prevent Paris-style attacks by Islamist militants in Southeast Asia. At least five Islamist militant groups in the southern Philippines have […]
Tumagilid ang isang trak sa ginagawang bahagi ng Governor Pascual Street sa Barangay Catmon sa Malabon Martes ng gabi. Nahulog ang kinakargang container van ng trak na nadaganan ang ilang nakaparadang pedicab. Wala namang naiulat na nasaktan sa insidente. Sumabog rin ang isang tubo ng Manila Water nang maipit ito ng trak. Ayon sa driver […]
Known for its vibrant services sector, the Philippines has what it takes to become Southeast Asia’s production hub once the regional integration kicks in by the end of the year, a new report said. “Investors can view the Philippines as a gateway to the rest of the region as well as to Asean’s six free […]
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit the Philippines from Jan. 26 to 30 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of relations, it was announced Friday. It will be the first official visit by a Japanese Emperor to the nation, where around 1.1 million Filipinos and other residents died during World War II. […]
