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Slamming into the Philippines as a super typhoon, Fung-wong brought floods, landslides, power outages, killed at least six people and displaced more than 1.4 million.
The Philippine Marine Corps unveiled its first BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile battery and future plans to enhance coastal defense on Friday, a milestone in Manila’s effort to develop a long-range precision fires capability.
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Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country's northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday.
ISABELA, Philippines >> Super Typhoon Fung-Wong made landfall in the Philippines today with two fatalities reported and 1 million people evacuated ahead of one of the nation’s most powerful storms this year.
Super Typhoon Fung-Wong arrives amid growing concerns about the Philippines' vulnerability to successive major storms. The nation is still recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which devastated the region just days earlier, killing 204 people in the Philippines and five more in Vietnam while causing widespread destruction across Southeast Asia.
Judy Bertuso feeds her husband Apollo in a tent on a basketball court in Quezon City. Apollo, 65, is recovering from a stroke.
A second typhoon in a week is churning toward the Philippines, with residents in its path warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.
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Marcos: Declogging can slash Metro Manila flooding by 60%
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the launch of Oplan Kontra Baha: Greater Metro Manila Waterways Clearing and Cleaning Operations at Balihatar Creek in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, on
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Metro Manila mayors back Marcos’ flood program
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Wednesday expressed full support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Oplan Kontra Baha,” a nationwide dredging and cleanup drive to curb flooding. MMC President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said the program united the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),
The Philippine insurance industry saw a 13.25-percent increase in total premiums collected in the third quarter of 2025 on the back of higher sales of
Despite being oceans apart, the Philippines and Australia are becoming closer than ever thanks to their shared maritime concerns.