A powerful typhoon was lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines Monday, prompting officials to evacuate villagers, shut down schools and inter-island ferries and warn of “potentially ...

Philippine Islands: Reports from Manila. Smallpox. Status of Cholera in the Provinces. Inspection of Vessels, Public Health Reports (1896-1970), Vol. 24, No. 26 (Jun ...

ACCORDING to the latest, not yet published, statistics, the Philippine Islands are inhabited by 7,451,352 inhabitants, distributed into 43 provinces and 933 cities or villages. 1,232,544 pay ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped eastern Philippine cities and towns overnight in widespread flooding that trapped people, some on ...

Philippine authorities started to move people to safer grounds as Typhoon Yutu approaches, tracking a path similar to last month’s storm that devastated rice-producing provinces in the main ...

The Philippines' disaster agency was on high alert on Saturday as an approaching tropical storm intensified into a typhoon which is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and severe winds ...

The Philippines will develop islands in the South China Sea that it considers part of its territory to make them more habitable for troops, Manila's military chief Romeo Brawner told reporters on ...

A China Coast Guard vessel reportedly trespassed into waters near a Philippine island over the weekend. The massive Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901 sailed some 54 miles off Capones Island in ...