JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The death toll from South Africa's worst floods in living memory was Thursday officially revised down to 435 after autopsies showed the figures included some who had been murdered or died from natural causes. A total toll of 448 deaths had been announced, with dozens...
Unacceptable. That's how Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda described the growing number of casualties from typhoon "Agaton's" recent hammering of the country’s central islands. (Eutah Mizushima/ Unsplash) “That kind of casualty level is unacceptable. We knew this typhoon was coming. We knew...
ILOILO CITY – The number of casualties in Capiz province hit by massive flooding during tropical storm Agaton rose to 19 with one still missing, according to the data released by the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Capiz PDRRMO). Search and rescue personnel...
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...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) denied allegations that the country's coronavirus-related deaths are much higher than the official tally. "We are debunking this allegation. Yun pong difference ng Philippine Statistics Authority number of deaths at DOH, mula't mula pa ho ng pandemya,...
ITAPETINGA, Brazil – The death toll from heavy rain and flooding that has plagued the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 20 on Monday, amid incessant torrents that have displaced almost 63,000 people, authorities said. Two new fatalities were recorded in the town of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stopped releasing updates of the casualties of typhoon "Odette" following a big discrepancy on the death toll it has been reporting compared to the data of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, the PNP reported reported in its 6 a.m....
Two policemen died of health complications after being infected by the coronavirus, which brought to 106 the total number of deaths in the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronnie Olay said the latest fatalities are a rookie policeman in Police Regional Office 1 and a...
At least the Philippines' coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death toll isn't that high. (Malacañang photo/ Unsplash) President Duterte offered this perspective following the grim report Monday, Aug. 30 that the Philippines recorded over 22,000 fresh cases of COVID-19--the country’s highest ever...
LES CAYES, Haiti -- The number of people killed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Aug. 14 in Haiti has risen to 2,207, with 344 still missing, the country's civil protection agency reported on Sunday. A boy is being treated at a hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 22, 2021. The agency said on...
A 31-year old female police investigator from General Santos City died three days after she underwent an emergency operation to save her baby, the recent heartbreaking story that hit Filipinos amid the continuous onslaught of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Since the Philippine...
Two more policemen died as cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise in the Philippine National Police (PNP). As of Sunday, August 15, the total number of PNP personnel who died of COVID-19 is 91. Based on the data of the PNP Health Service, the latest fatalities were a 49-year...
