DAVAO CITY -- The Duterte brothers are set to continue their respective duties in Davao following their landslide victories in May 9 elections. The Commission on Elections-Davao’s Board of Canvassers chaired by Sitti Shahane Balt officially announced Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte as the next...
San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes and her husband, SJDM City Mayor Arthur Robes both attained landslide victories in the just-concluded May 9 elections. San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City Rep. Florida Robes (left) and her husband, SJDM City Mayor Arthur Robes...
MEDAN, Indonesia -- Twelve women working in an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's North Sumatra province were killed when a cliff collapsed and triggered a landslide that buried them, police said. Unlicensed mines are common across mineral-rich Indonesia, with abandoned sites attracting locals who...
Ranking officials from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) down south have assured nothing but a landslide victory for the presidential candidate from up north, Bongbong Marcos. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a simple program...
Search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operations were officially concluded in at least three landslide-hit areas in Leyte province despite the fact that majority of the 110 missing persons due to Typhoon “Agaton” were recorded in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Daisy Mae Villaroel, 23, was still in distress as she waited for her turn to be treated by Department of Health (DOH) representatives at the evacuation center in Abuyog, Leyte. Her 2-year-old son Zharyn is one of the recent casualties left by Tropical Storm 'Agaton.' Her brother is...
TACLOBAN CITY - At least two individuals were killed and 129 were rescued in a landslide that occurred in two villages in Abuyog, Leyte, Tuesday (April 12). According to reports, landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton’s torrential rains hit Barangays Pilar and Lawa-an this town. As access...
TACLOBAN CITY - Six more families were feared to have been buried in a landslide in Brgy. Bunga, Baybay City, Leyte, Sunday night (April 10). Photo by SK Chair Adrian Ostan Real City Councilor Mark Unlu-cay said as of Monday morning, search and retrieval operations are ongoing for the individuals...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) President and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez is predicting a historic victory for the Bongbong Marcos-Sara Duterte tandem after seeing their performance in the latest Pulse Asia survey. Lakas-CMD President and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Four people were killed after a massive landslide triggered by "unusual" heavy rains buried their homes in a township outside the Malaysian capital, a senior rescue official said Friday. Malaysia has been experiencing heavy rains over the past few weeks, which...
Residents of areas affected by the shear line, also called the tail-end of the frontal system, and easterlies were warned to remain vigilant against flash floods and landslides during moderate to at times heavy rain showers. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services...
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The death toll rose to 105, with 140 people still missing, due to landslides and floods caused by heavy rains on Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro state, local authorities reported Thursday. Fallen trees and wire poles block a road after heavy rains...
