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More than 17,000 people have been displaced after the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region

Rescuers hampered by mud and rain on Tuesday used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi reached 28.

BUNGA: Rescuers hampered by mud and rain on Tuesday used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll...

Rescuers hampered by mud and rain on Tuesday used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 42.

MANILA, April 12 ― Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched today for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28. More than 17,000 people fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region...

At least one person died and more than 17,000 were displaced by floods and landslides caused by the first tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, officials said Monday.

Tropical storm Megi leaves at least 21 dead in the Philippines

Taal Volcano’s continuing volcanic activity has already displaced around 5,000 individuals in Batangas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, March 29. Vice President Leni Robredo deploys a team from her office to Batangas to extend assistance to T

NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said its contingency measures are well prepared for a possible prolonged unrest of the Taal Volcano. "Kasi nung 2020 tapos 2021 nagkaroon ng activity itong si Taal ay napaghandaan na po natin, meron po tayong contingency plans for the Taal emergency at lahat po ng mga leksyon na natutunan natin dun sa mga nakaraang mga operations natin ay ina-...

(File photo) MANILA - Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto on Tuesday called for the immediate passage of a bill proposing the creation of the Taal Volcano Rehabilitation and Development Commission. Santos-Recto, former governor of Batangas province, said the creation of Taal Commission would provide relief, resettlement, rehabilitation, and assistance to those affected by the continuing unrest of the Taal Volcano. "This proposed measure seeks to strengthen the mechanisms of government to addr...