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COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Gunmen killed the operations chief of the Cotabato City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in an ambush here on Friday night, an incident that saddened the personnel of different government and private volunteer emergency response contingents he was closely associated with.
FAULTY warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday.
MANILA: Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday. More than 100 people were killed in landslides and floods in January and February on the country's second-largest island of Mindanao as the northeast monsoon and a low pressure trough brought downpours.
La Trinidad, Benguet — A lawmaker is calling on the House of Representatives to probe the government’s capability in combatting forest fires following the series of forest fires in Benguet province and elsewhere.
HOUSTON, Texas — Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.
MANILA, Philippines — The I Want To Share Foundation held its 3rd "Can Beat It!" where 150 pediatric cancer patients "graduated" from their chemotherapy sessions.
MANILA, Philippines — At least 120 families were displaced yesterday after a fire razed a slum area in Quezon City.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go extended assistance to the community affected by severe winds and waves in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), Davao del Norte.