Etiket: Philippines
Another Ferdinand Marcos on the threshold of power in the Philippines
Memory seems short in the Philippines where, 36 years after the fall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, voters are preparing to open the door of Malacañan, the presidential palace, to his…
Philippines | Marcos’ election could resurrect a nuclear power plant
(Morong) A never-before-commissioned nuclear power plant built near an earthquake fault and volcanoes in the Philippines could be activated if Ferdinand Marcos Jr wins the presidential election on May 9.…
man sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a girl in the Philippines
A French man in his fifties was sentenced on Wednesday May 4 to 15 years of criminal imprisonment by the judicial court of Tours (Indre-et-Loire) for having raped a young…
man sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a girl in the Philippines
A French man in his fifties was sentenced on Wednesday May 4 to 15 years of criminal imprisonment by the judicial court of Tours (Indre-et-Loire) for having raped a young…
Philippines | Slum fire kills eight
(Manila) Eight people, including six children, died in a fire that ravaged a poor district of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on Monday, firefighters announced on Tuesday. Posted at…
Philippines | Storm Megi kills 133
(Abuyog) Landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm megi killed at least 133 in the Philippines, according to the latest official reports released Thursday. Posted at 6:38 a.m. Bobbie Alota…
Philippines: Storm Megi kills 115
Landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm Megi have claimed at least 115 lives in the Philippines, according to the latest official reports released Thursday. Dozens of people are still…
Megi Storm | Philippines death toll rises to 58
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos (Baybay) Armés de pelles ou de leurs seules mains nues, les sauveteurs continuaient mercredi à creuser la boue à la recherche de…
Philippines: Storm Megi kills at least 28
The search for the missing continued Tuesday in the central and southern Philippines after the passage of Tropical Storm Megi, whose toll rose to 28 dead. More than 17,000 people…
Thousands of people forced to flee after volcanic eruption in Philippines
Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes near a Philippine volcano on Saturday after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of feet into the sky. • Read…
The main island of the Philippines rocked by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake
(Manila) A powerful earthquake, of magnitude 6.4 according to the American Seismological Institute (USGS), shook the main island of the Philippines on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital Manila, but…
Philippines to reopen borders to vaccinated tourists
(Manila) The Philippines will reopen its borders to vaccinated tourists and lift the quarantine requirement from February 10, authorities announced on Friday. Posted at 10:05 a.m. The move is meant…
Philippines: 6 dead and 33 injured in prison brawl
Manila | A brawl between rival gangs in an overcrowded prison in metropolitan Manila in the Philippines left six dead and 33 injured, authorities said on Tuesday. About 1,900 prisoners…
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. Scenes of desolation in the Philippines after the passage of super-typhoon Rai
The balance sheet continues to grow heavier. In the Philippines, Typhoon Rai on December 16 caused extensive property damage and killed at least 375 people. In the central and south-eastern…
In the Philippines, a surfers’ paradise ravaged by the typhoon
(General Luna) With its sandy beaches and hills lined with coconut palms, Siargao, a popular destination for surfers around the world, had hopes of a prosperous Christmas season after anti-COVID-19…
Philippines: province calls for help devastated by Typhoon Rai
The governor of a province in the Philippines sounded the alarm on Tuesday after Typhoon Rai ravaged his island, leaving residents without clean water and food. Arthur Yap, governor of…
Philippines | Typhoon Rai death toll rises to 208
(Manila) The death toll caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to 208 in the Philippines, national police said on Monday, making this powerful natural phenomenon one of the deadliest in…
Philippines typhoon Rai toll rises to 208 dead
MANILA | The death toll caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to 208 in the Philippines, national police said on Monday, making this powerful natural phenomenon one of the deadliest…
Philippines | At least 108 dead after typhoon Rai
(Manila) At least 108 people killed in the Philippines during the typhoon Rai, the most powerful to strike the country this year, according to official counts released on Sunday, as…
Philippines | Typhoon Rai toll rises to 75 dead
(Surigao) At least 75 people were killed in the Philippines during the passage of Typhoon Rai, the most powerful to hit the country this year, according to official reports released…