Jimenez has asked all Catholic parishes to take up a second collection at all Masses to aid people in dioceses in the Bicol region of the Philippines that have been severely affected by Typhoon ...

Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” (international name: Trami) wreaked havoc on a large swath of Luzon by submerging many areas in catastrophic floodwaters or burying them in mud or volcanic mudslides ...

The Bicol Region has been hit the hardest, with 623,450 families affected, amounting to about 2.68 million individuals.

Teams from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police and Philippine Coast Guard have so far rescued 169,769 ...

LEGAZPI CITY — Severe Tropical Storm Kristine left over P2 billion worth of damage to agriculture, affecting 37,795 farmers and fishermen across the Bicol Region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reproducing election documents damaged by the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) in parts of the ...

As of 6 a.m. yesterday, Ilocos, Calabarzon and Bicol have one major bridge each that remained closed to motorists. The DPWH said access to 13 major road sections remained limited – one in the ...

ADDITIONAL blood units were sent by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to augment the blood supplies of local humanitarian organization in Bicol. The PRC said it is part of their efforts to assist and ...

In the hardest-hit Bicol region, residents trapped on the roofs and upper floors of their homes were still awaiting desperately needed assistance, officials said. "The floods have yet to subside.