Manila, Philippines (CNN) When Pope Francis arrives in the Philippines he’ll find the country has already started the party without him. Everything from the country’s supreme court to backstreet businesses have closed […]
Pope Francis set for huge Philippines welcome amid calls for change
Storm Kills 22 in the Philippines
Typhoon Hagupit weakened into a tropical storm Monday as it continued its slow march across the Philippines, leaving at least 22 people dead in its wake according to Red Cross. The storm […]
Evacuation effort credited with minimizing typhoon casualties in Philippines
Government officials and aid workers on Tuesday credited a major evacuation effort for helping to avert more severe casualties as Typhoon Hagupit, now downgraded to a tropical storm, barreled through the Philippines, […]
Philippines typhoon downgraded, but death toll rises to at least 22
Typhoon Hagupit weakened into a tropical storm Monday as it continued its slow march across the Philippines, leaving at least 22 people dead in its wake, according to the Red Cross. The […]
Weakened Typhoon Hagupit still dangerous as it plods across Philippines
As a weakening Typhoon Hagupit inched its way across the Philippine archipelago Sunday, some parts of the country were still bracing for its arrival while others were recovering from the storm’s passing […]
Landslides feared as typhoon lashes Philippines
MANILA — Typhoon Hagupit weakened Sunday after slamming into the Philippines, killing at least two people and knocking out power, but causing far less damage than feared after last year’s devastation from […]
Powerful typhoon slams into eastern Philippines
MANILA — Typhoon Hagupit made its first landfall late Saturday in the eastern Philippines, where more than 650,000 people have fled to safety. The strong storm comes barely one year after Super […]
In the Philippines, hundreds of thousands flee approaching typhoon
Hundreds of thousands of people across a wide stretch of the Philippines sought refuge Friday in churches, schools and other makeshift evacuation centers as the island nation braced for another a powerful […]
Technology connects one hope, one dream for peace
MANILA, Philippines–While the sounds of soldiers’ gunfire fighting Islamic militants raged through parts of southern Mindanao on Nov. 14, there was an even louder sound echoing throughout Cotabato and Zamboanga cities: more […]
Typhoon Haiyan: The man and the boy who saved each other
When typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines a year ago and sea waters submerged parts of the city of Tacloban, one man grabbed a piece of wood – and floated into a tree […]
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