Philippines

Manila: Eight people were killed while six others injured when their van lost control and collided with an oncoming 10-wheeler truck along a highway in General Santos City in the southern Philippines, the police said. Police said the van…

Manila: A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday killed at least two and injured some 30 others. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed the death…

Manila:  Authorities in the Philippines on Sunday raised the alert level for the Bulusan volcano after it spewed a grey plume about a kilometre high into the sky. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the "phreatic…

Manila: The Philippines has detected the Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.4 in a Filipino citizen who flew in from the Middle East earlier this month, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said the asymptomatic patient, who arrived…

Manila: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Batangas province on the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which…

Kolkata: After a deal with India for the induction of anti-ship Brahmos missiles, the Philippines government seems interested in upgrading its fleet of military aircraft with help from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). According to…

ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର: ରେଫ୍ରିଜରେଟର ବଞ୍ଚେଇଦେଲା ଜଣେ ୧୧ ବର୍ଷ ନାବାଳକର ଜୀବନ । ଫିଲିପାଇନ୍ସର ଜଣେ ନାବାଳକ ଦିନସାରା ରେଫ୍ରିଜରେଟରରେ ରହିଯିବାରୁ ଭୂସ୍ଖଳନରୁ ବଞ୍ଚି ଯାଇଥିଲା। ନ୍ୟୁୟର୍କ ପୋଷ୍ଟରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଥିବା ରିପୋର୍ଟ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ, ସିଜେ ଜାସ୍ମେ (CJ Jasme) ନାମକ ଜଣେ ବାଳକ ତାଙ୍କ ପରିବାର…

Manila:  The Philippines' Department of Agriculture on Wednesday ordered stricter control and containment measures to stem the spread of bird flu amid outbreaks in four provinces. The agriculture department said the outbreaks have…

Manila: The unemployment rate in the Philippines dipped to 6.4 per cent in January with around 2.93 million Filipinos out of work, according to a survey released on Friday. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) head Dennis Mapa told a…

Manila: The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that battered the Philippines last week has increased to at least 144, local officials have confirmed. Bohol province is the worst-hit with 72 deaths, while Negros Occidental reported…