Claudio Yucot

The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defence officials said Monday.

At least 14,520 families or 54,657 persons housed in various evacuation centers were allowed to return home Tuesday after Mayon Volcano's alert status was lowered to Alert Level 3 (decrease tendency towards hazardous eruption) by the…

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said Wednesday heavy rains spawned by Tropical Depression “Agaton" led to the suspension of classes, cancellation of flights and the evacuation of hundreds of people living in flood and…