While legally grounded, the delay is set to test the durability of the political transition in the Bangsamoro Autonomous ...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday directed local government units (LGUs) to inspect ...

Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

Aligned with the national government’s call for a resilient, responsive, and well-coordinated disaster management system, the ...

Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday with the first 7.

The first 7.4 magnitude tremor set off landslides and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby because of a brief tsunami ...

The country is bombarded with a lot of policies, building code, fire code, zoning ordinances—but despite these, we still see ...

Living in the riverside village of Sipat in the Philippines, Josephine Dela Cruz watches the soil erode with every storm, haunted by the fear that one day the ground will wash ...

The United Nations has designated Oct. 16 each year as World Food Day. On this day, the global community is urged to raise awareness and take action for those suffering from hunger and to emphasize ...

The quake on Friday morning was followed by a powerful 6.9-magnitude aftershock later in the day, triggering a fresh tsunami ...