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An assassination attempt targeted Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan in Maguindanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines. Unidentified attackers fired a rocket launcher at the mayor’s convoy, but Ampatuan escaped unharmed, while two…

At least 15 people have died and 43 remain missing after a ferry sank off the southern coast of the Philippines, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard reported that 316 passengers were rescued after the ferry M/V Trisha Kerstin 3…

Lava erupted up to 100 meters from Mount Mayon on Luzon Island, Philippine authorities said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported the eruption lasted about 35 seconds, with the volcano remaining at Alert Level 3,…

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Manay in Davao Oriental, on Mindanao Island in the Philippines, authorities said. The quake occurred at a depth of about 23 kilometers and was initially measured at 6.7 before being revised…

Authorities in the Philippines raised the alert level at Mayon Volcano to level 3, warning of a possible eruption within weeks. The volcanology agency Phivolcs ordered evacuations within a 6-kilometer radius due to risks of lava flows,…

More than 650,000 people marched in Manila after allegations of large-scale corruption in the Philippines’ flood control projects. Demonstrators, led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church, accused the government of protecting those…

Typhoon Fung-wong struck southern Taiwan after battering the Philippines, injuring 51 people and forcing more than 8,000 to evacuate. Authorities said the storm brought strong winds and heavy rain, cutting power to over 11,000 homes and…

At least 18 people have been killed and 1.4 million evacuated in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides across several provinces. Officials said 132 villages were inundated and over 4,100 homes…