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Rescue personnel and residents search for landslide casualties in Batangas province, Philippines, October 25, 2024. (Reuters/Jay Ereno) HANOI — Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian country, with its extended coastline, is prone to storms and floods that often […]
With the US presidential election just days away, the Philippines watches with bated breath, aware that the outcome could redefine the two countries’ defence relationship. Will the winner be Donald Trump, whose past tenure in the White House suggests a transactional approach, or Kamala Harris, who promises continuity and a renewed commitment to alliance? Both […]
CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United Nations said. It was the group’s latest attack against the Sudanese military after suffering a series of setbacks, losing ground to the […]
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents after flood waters rose from heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami, in Bicol, Philippines, October 23, 2024. PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/Handout via REUTERS HANOI (Reuters) -Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. […]
Indonesia has driven a Chinese coast guard ship from contested waters in the South China Sea for the third time this week, its maritime security agency said Saturday. It is the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation against Beijing’s actions in the strategic waterway, which it claims almost in full. China Coast Guard. Photo: […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Western Visayas embarked on a P39.19 million coastal upgrade project aimed at enhancing access to the roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) Dumangas port while also providing an alternative route to northern Iloilo. The DPWH undertook several key improvements, including the asphalt paving of a 5.13-kilometer segment of the Iloilo-City-Leganes-Dumangas […]
Tribal leader Datu Julito Ahao has dedicated nearly 40 years of his life to protecting Philippine eagles, a critically endangered national bird, in the wild. Considered an “unsung hero” by conservationists, he has ensured the survival of 16 juvenile eagles in the wild and founded the Bantay Bukid forest guard program to conserve the raptor’s […]
The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead and […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vowed a long-term flood control project in the Bicol Region, emphasizing that climate change and increasingly severe weather patterns have made urgent action essential. Following a briefing at the Naga City Hall with local leaders, the President said that flood-prone areas can no longer rely solely on temporary measures. Instead, […]
Des habitants retournent dans leurs maisons endommagées après un glissement de terrain dans la province de Batangas, aux Philippines, le 25 octobre 2024. CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA Lire plus tard Google Actualités Partager Facebook Twitter E-mail Copier le lien Envoyer Temps de lecture : 2 min. En accès libre Le bilan de la tempête tropicale Trami, qui a submergé plusieurs villes aux Philippines, […]