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Philippines braces for another typhoon

Philippines braces for another typhoon

Marcos skipped this week’s Asia-Pacific Cooperation forum in Peru to oversee recovery efforts from back-to-back storms

12 November,2024 08:18 AM IST | Manila | Agencies
Typhoon floods villages, rips off roofs in north Philippines

Typhoon floods villages, rips off roofs in north Philippines

There were no immediate reports of casualties from Yinxing, the 13th major storm to hit the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago this year

09 November,2024 08:03 AM IST | Manila | Agencies
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath has climbed to 155. Another 141 people are missing and hundreds were injured, VTV said

11 September,2024 10:13 PM IST | Hanoi | AP
ARMY takes to the streets of Philippines to show support for BTS Suga

ARMY takes to the streets of Philippines to show support for BTS Suga

2,000 ARMY members, the official fandom of the South Korean band BTS, participated in a community healing walk at Ayala Triangle in Philippines on Sunday morning

08 September,2024 03:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As Typhoon Yagi approaches, Vietnam closes airports, orders evacuations

As Typhoon Yagi approaches, Vietnam closes airports, orders evacuations

According to Vietnamese meteorological authorities, Yagi was "one of the most powerful typhoons in the region in the past decade," with wind gusts ranging from 150 to 166 km/h (93 to 103 mph).

07 September,2024 02:47 PM IST | Hanoi | mid-day online correspondent
Storm triggers deadly floods and landslides in the Philippines, killing 9

Storm triggers deadly floods and landslides in the Philippines, killing 9

A landslide in Antipolo, Rizal province, killed three persons, including a pregnant woman, when it hit two shanties. Four more citizens drowned in flooded streams, disaster mitigation officer Enrilito Bernardo Jr said.

02 September,2024 03:05 PM IST | Manila | mid-day online correspondent
Philippines detains more than 160 for cybercrimes

Philippines detains more than 160 for cybercrimes

Marcos said then that the massive illegal gambling operations have ignored Philippine laws with largescale violations of regulations and also committed other crimes, including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnappings and murder

02 September,2024 07:28 AM IST | Manila | Agencies
BTS Jungkook Birthday 2024: Philippines ARMY conducts a blood donation drive

BTS Jungkook Birthday 2024: Philippines ARMY conducts a blood donation drive

While BTS' Jungkook is currently fulfilling his mandatory military service, the ARMY is already in motion to celebrate the K-pop idol's birthday in a meaningful way

01 September,2024 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai
Philippines to process Afghans resettling in US

Philippines to process Afghans resettling in US

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said the agreement was undergoing final domestic procedures and needs to be finally ratified by Marcos before it takes effect.

21 August,2024 07:35 AM IST | Manila | Agencies
China, Philippines trade blame after their ships collide in disputed waters

China, Philippines trade blame after their ships collide in disputed waters

Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter on Monday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea. Both blamed the other for the collision near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll in the Spratly Islands

19 August,2024 12:19 PM IST | Taipei | mid-day online correspondent

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