The Pigeon Express
At least four rescue workers have been killed and one left missing after a typhoon hit the main island of the Philippines. Typhoon Noru, previously classed as a super typhoon, caused gusts of up to 240kph on Luzon, where more than half of the country’s 110 million population live. Forecasters say the storm experienced an […]
A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to declare the act of “ghosting” a form of emotional abuse. Ghosting simply means ending communication with someone without explanation. In House Bill No. 611 which was released to the media on Tuesday, Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. said ghosting causes trauma as it “develops feelings of […]
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck in northern Luzon, the country’s most populous island, at 8:43am local time, according to USGS. The agency originally designated the quake 7.1-magnitude, before downgrading it to 7.0. Its epicenter was about 13 kilometers southeast of the small […]
Three people in the Philippines have been killed in an apparent targeted shooting at a graduation ceremony. A former mayor, Rose Furigay, is among the dead. She was attending the graduation of her daughter, who was injured in the shooting in Quezon City. The alleged gunman has been arrested. He is thought to have been […]
At least 53 people have been killed in landslides and flooding in the Philippines as a result of Tropical Storm Megi. Rescue crews are digging through mud and wading through chest-high water to look for survivors in flooded villages. Officials have warned of the death toll from Sunday’s disaster climb. Villages around Baybay city in […]
Two Filipinos who survived the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai have died of dehydration, according to local media, as people in storm-ravaged areas pleaded for food and water and officials warned of potential looting in the absence of urgent humanitarian assistance. The deaths on the hard-hit island of Siargao brought the typhoon’s toll to at […]
At least 375 people are now known to have died after a powerful storm struck the Philippines on Thursday, police say. Super Typhoon Rai with winds of about 195km/h sent some 400,000 people running for safety when it hit the country’s south-eastern islands. At least 500 people were injured and 56 others have been reported […]
The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has topped 100, official tallies showed on Sunday, as the government struggles to deliver emergency food aid to the most devastated areas of the country. The overall number of reported deaths stands at 108, according to AFP. More than 300,000 people fled […]
More than 30 people are feared dead and many are missing after a devastating storm swept over the Philippines. Super Typhoon Rai crashed into the country’s southeastern islands on Thursday, levelling homes and bringing winds of about 195km/h. The strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year has toppled power poles, uprooted trees and left […]
A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines left at least 12 people dead in massive floods that trapped residents on roofs and damaged buildings, including a hotel and an airport, officials said. Typhoon Rai slightly weakened after slamming ashore on Thursday on the country’s southeastern coast but still packed destructive and deadly winds of […]
Super typhoon Rai struck southern Philippines, forcing thousands of people to take shelter amid warnings of widespread flooding and destruction. The storm made landfall in Siargao, a popular tourist island, packing winds of about 175km/h. Power and communication lines are currently down on parts of Siargao, and the UN says 13 million people could be […]
The Philippines condemned “in strongest terms” the actions of three Chinese Coast Guard vessels which blocked and used water cannons on two Manila supply boats on their way to a Philippine-occupied atoll in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said no one was hurt during the November 16 incident at the Second […]