Floods that hit Metro Manila and other parts of the country in August. AP photo. MANILA, Philippines — Bangkok’s flood control initiative became effective as it shifted from traditional ...

The Climate Change Commission (CCC) called on Filipino youth to shift their focus from surviving disasters to preventing them ...

In the southern part of Iloilo lies the humble municipality of San Joaquin. The town is famous for its pristine coastlines ...

The completion of the installation of a high-grade flood water interceptor pipe along the Bolo creek here might do the trick to abate the flooding of the strawberry farms that has caused problems for ...

The Cebu Provincial Government has activated its disaster preparedness protocol before Tropical Depression “Tino” enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

At least 17,000 families have been affected by typhoon “Tino” as it lashed parts of the Visayas and Mindanao with heavy rains and strong winds, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Tuesday. OCD ...

A catastrophic wastewater spill from a distillery plant has contaminated nearly 400 hectares of the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS), the Philippines’ largest marine protected area, triggering ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the ...

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), the country's gaming regulator, has opened a socio-civic centre – its 50th ...

These accomplishments lay a solid track record across public safety, education, livelihood, and cultural development—but this is just the start of the administration’s public service mission. For a ...

The number of functionally illiterate Filipinos has nearly doubled to 24.8 million in the past 30 years, the Second ...

The American colonial period and the postwar Philippine ... and cities follow the Local Government Code of 1991. Their relationship with the central government is one of decentralization, not ...