Francis Earl Cueto

MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that 8,630,663 people or 2,200,731 families were affected by tropical cyclones Kristine and Leon.

GOVERNMENT aid to people stricken by typhoons Kristine and Leon has reached P1.1 billion, Malacañang said over the weekend.

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday ordered residents in areas on the path of Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) to evacuate immediately.

ONE person died and two others were wounded in a pileup on the northbound lane of the Osmeña Highway in Makati City early Wednesday morning.

MANILA, Philippines — Police attempted but failed to serve an arrest warrant against an actor over charges of syndicated estafa.

AUTHORITIES failed to serve a warrant for the arrest of Kapuso actor Ken Chan after he was not found at his Quezon City house on Friday.

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday that Typhoon Marce left one person dead.

THE government's Inter-Agency Response Center (IARC) has advised victims of scams to report the incident to authorities rather than "rant on social media."

THE government issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Nika (international name: Toraji).

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on Tuesday