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(UPDATE) IN the wake of the powerful earthquake that struck Surigao del Sur on Saturday night, the chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the country is more prepared now for the Big One or a major, devastating quake.

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Sorsogon City, Philippines–Renowned photographer, award-winning author, and CEO of KelbyOne, Scott Kelby, has officially announced the winners and

An aircraft, along with its pilot and one passenger, has been reported missing in Isabela.

Philippine government urged to cancel China funding for infrastructure projects Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

A study shows the Sierra Madre slows down typhoons, causing them to generate more rain as they linger

THE European Union has offered to provide assistance worth €300,000 (over P18 million) to victims of flooding in Eastern Visayas since mid-November. “This humanitarian aid will address the urgent needs of the most affected families in some of the hardest-hit districts in the eastern region of Visayas,” the EU Delegation…

THE Bicameral Conference Committee on the proposed national budget on Thursday started hammering out a final version of the proposed 2024 General Appropriations Act, which will be submitted for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s signature before his trip to Tokyo in the second week of December. House Committee on Appropriations and…

Deepening ties with China at a time of geopolitical tensions would be disadvantageous for the country, according to nongovernment organization Infrawatch Philippines. Instead, Infrawatch PH Convenor Terry Ridon said the government should re-evaluate existing China-funded projects and consider the cancellation of Chinese financing for several big-ticket infrastructure projects. “In the…

THREE weather systems - the northeast monsoon or amihan, easterlies and localized thunderstorms - will affect the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday.