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Around 8,500 people were evacuated as part of the preparations for Typhoon Noru, which is expected to hit the Philippines. Tomorrow, education on Luzon Island will be canceled. Government offices have been closed. Typhoon Noru dumped heavy…

A ferry carrying 82 people and 15 vehicles caught fire while about to land at a dock in Batangas, Philippines. Coast Guard Spokesperson reported that there were 48 passengers, 34 crew members and 15 vehicles inside the ferry. Seventy three…

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines' Abra province claimed at least 4 lives, officials stated. The earthquake felt in Manila, the Philippines' capital, prompted the evacuation of at least two hospitals. Wheelchairs were…

A bus crashed into the crowd of passengers waiting at the bus terminal in Calindagan Baranga in Dumaguete, Philippines. Three people stuck under the vehicle in the accident were rescued by the citizens and rescue crew. The injured were…

A fire broke out on a ferry that makes inter-island voyages in the Philippines. Philippines Coast Guard officials reported that the ferry named "Mama Mary Chloe", which had 165 passengers including 15 children and 8 crew members, caught…

Bulusan Volcano, located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, erupted groundwater steam for 17 minutes yesterday. Following the eruption, the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the volcano's alert level from 0…

A hand-made explosive placed in the back of a passenger bus in Koronadal, the capital of the Philippines' South Cotabato province, detonated while driving. According to the police statement, two drivers were injured in the explosion.  Four…

In Philippines, at least 7 people died and 23 were injured in a fire on a ferry with 130 passengers on board off the coast of Quezon, east of Manila, the country’s coast guard teams announced. 120 passengers on the ferry were reportedly…

As a result of the collapse of the bridge over the river in the province of Bohol in the Philippines, 4 people died, at least 20 people were rescued, the police announced. There is also a European tourist among the dead. The 11 vehicles…

Tropical storm Megi, which was effective in the Philippines, caused heavy rain and landslides, and more than 170 people died in the country. 11-year-old CJ Jasme, whose homes were affected by the landslide in Baybay, a city in Leyte…