Sources: National Geographic
The Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines, releases elevated levels of sulfur dioxide and vog, resulting in school closures, including in Metro Manila. Residents in affected areas are asked to avoid outdoor activities. 2023-09-22
Gunmen open fire at two polling stations in Buluan and Lanao del Sur, Philippines, killing three guards and a voter and injuring another guard and two voters, amid the presidential elections. 2022-05-9
The government signs an agreement to purchase 40 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. It is the largest COVID-19 vaccine deal in the Philippines. 2021-06-20
The death toll of the landslide in Cebu, Philippines rises to 53. 2018-09-24
A bill protecting the rights of LGBT in the Philippines is finally up for debate 17 years after being first introduced in the upper legislature with the 2014 killing of a transwoman as the reason for its urgency. 2016-12-21
A court in the Philippines orders the central bank to return US$15 million back to Bangladesh. 2016-09-19
The price of nickel swings wildly after Philippines environment secretary Gina Lopez announces plans to close existing mines in the country. 2016-07-6
Typhoon Goni makes landfall in southwestern Japan with at least 26 people injured but no people killed. The death toll in the Philippines rises to 21 while South Korea is on alert. 2015-08-25
Severe tropical storm Trami arrives in southern China after killing seventeen people in the Philippines. [http:--www.charlotteobserver.com-2013-08-22-4254324-storm-lashes-china-after-killing.html (AP via "Charlotte Observer")]date=April 2020 2013-08-22
A bomb on a bus kills at least two people in the Philippines town of Carmen in Cotabato Province. 2012-04-11