Philippines

Guo, who pretended to be Filipina to become mayor, found guilty of human trafficking after raid on compound where more than 700 people were forced to run scams Alice Guo, a Chinese national who became a mayor in the Philippines while masquerading as a Filipina, has been sentenced to life in prison along with seven … Read more

Huge rally organised by megachurch whose members vote in a bloc could spell trouble for Philippine president From a skyscraper in downtown Manila, a sea of white spreads out below, covering the vast green lawns of Rizal Park and expanding down arterial roads and sidestreets. It is formed of more than half a million people, … Read more

Fung-wong was preparing to hit the Philippines just days after the country was battered by typhoon Kalmaegi which killed 204 people More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from eastern and northern regions of the Philippines as the latest storm to hit the country – Fung-wong – intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon before … Read more

The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to … Read more

Among the 66 fatalities were six military personnel whose helicopter crashed on the island of Mindanao during a humanitarian mission Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a … Read more

Storm locally known as Kalmaegi expected to make landfall by Tuesday, while a supercell rocks Queensland Tropical Cyclone Tino formed to the east of the Philippines at the weekend, lprompting a nationwide alert. Locally known as Kalmaegi, the storm is strengthening quickly and could reach typhoon status before making landfall early this week, which would … Read more

Tens of thousands evacuated amid significant damage from intense rainfall and storm surge Eight people have died and 27,000 have been evacuated after Tropical Storm Fengshen hit the Philippines during the weekend. Fengshen made landfall from the western Pacific Ocean near the municipality of Gubat on the southern tip of the island of Luzon, and … Read more

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuate Full report: prayers as strong shaking hits the Philippines Philippines president directs agencies to aid evacuations and provide help to ‘everyone who needs it’ Ferdinand Marcos, the president of the Philippines, said the government was … Read more