As if earthquakes were not enough, incessant bad weather has been wreaking havoc in provinces in the Visayas, Mindanao and the Bicol region the past four days, killing two, injuring six and causing the evacuation of 569 people.

Low-lying areas in this city and three towns in Albay were flooded while the national highway along Barangay (village) Sogod in Tiwi town was rendered impassable by a landslide on Sunday amid incessant rain in the Bicol region since Saturday.

Thousands of residents in Dapitan City have been evacuated to higher and safer grounds after heavy rains since Wednesday night flooded at least 12 villages.

The United Nations has asked the international community for more funds to effectively meet the humanitarian challenges in the aftermath of Tropical Storm “Sendong” that devastated this city more than a month ago. From an initial amount of $28.4 m...

Light to moderate rainfall spawned by the tail-end of the cold front could trigger another landslide in northern and eastern Mindanao as had happened in Compostela Valley, weather forecasters warned Thursday.

A 5-year-old boy drowned in Dagami town, Leyte province, while a 50-year-old man was killed in a landslide in Calatrava town, Negros Occidental province, on Tuesday as a result of incessant rains.

The magnitude of the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm “Sendong” has overwhelmed the disaster response capability of the local governments here and in Cagayan de Oro City.

Barely a month into the Aquino presidency, green activists warned Cabinet officials of a looming climatic catastrophe.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. In fact, there are Santa Clauses. And they came not on reindeer-pulled sleighs, but aboard a Philippine Navy ship, Air Force helicopters and Army trucks.

BATANGAS CITY—The municipal council of Bauan in Batangas declared a state of calamity to immediately address the needs of residents in eight villages swamped by floodwaters on June 9. Municipal administrator Antonio de Lacy Jr. said by phone on Sunday that Friday’s declaration would enable the local government to release ...

A Catholic bishop and Maguindanao officials called on President Benigno Aquino III on Sunday to help unclog the Rio Grande de Mindanao.

COTABATO CITY—At least five persons drowned in North Cotabato and Maguindanao after torrential rains hit Mindanao the past few days, disaster officials said. At least 10 municipalities surrounding the Liguasan marshland in Maguindanao have been flooded for a week now. Last week, three persons drowned in Libungan and Pikit, both ...

AS CLASSES open today, school officials and communities in central and northern Luzon, especially in areas devastated by strong typhoons in the past two years, are struggling to bring learning to children no matter the odds. In Pangasinan, the two sections of Grade 6 in San Miguel Elementary School in ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Las Piñas-Parañaque Coastal Lagoon—eyed to be reclaimed by authorities—not only serves as a stop for migratory birds but also supports the lives of families in the area who turn to it for livelihood and protection. The 175-hectare lagoon, which serves as home to endangered Philippine ducks and a ...